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61 Adam, Robert
SUBJECT AREA: Architecture and building[br]b. 3 July 1728 Kirkcaldy, Scotlandd. 3 March 1792 London, England[br]Scottish architect, active mostly in England, who led the neo-classical movement between 1760 and 1790.[br]Robert Adam was a man of outstanding talent, immense energy dedicated to his profession, and of great originality, who utilized all sources of classical art from ancient Greece and Rome as well as from the Renaissance and Baroque eras in Italy. He was also a very practical exponent of neo-classicism and believed in using the latest techniques to produce fine craftsmanship.Of particular interest to him was stucco, the material needed for elegant, finely crafted ceiling and wall designs. Stucco, though the Italian word for plaster, refers architecturally to a specific form of the material. Known as Stucco duro (hard plaster), its use and composition dates from the days of ancient Rome. Giovanni da Udine, a pupil of Raphael, having discovered some fine stucco antico in the ruins of the Palace of Titus in Rome, carried out extensive research during the Italian Renaissance in order to discover its precise composition; it was a mixture of powdered crystalline limestone (travertine), river sand, water and powdered white marble. The marble produced an exceptionally hard stucco when set, thereby differentiating it from plaster-work, and was a material fine enough to make delicate relief and statuary work possible.In the 1770s Robert Adam's ceiling and wall designs were characterized by low-relief, delicate, classical forms. He and his brothers, who formed the firm of Adam Brothers, were interested in a stucco which would be especially fine grained and hard setting. A number of new products then appearing on the market were easier to handle than earlier ones. These included a stucco by Mr David Wark, patented in 1765, and another by a Swiss clergyman called Liardet in 1773; the Adam firm purchased both patents and obtained an Act of Parliament authorizing them to be the sole vendors and makers of this stucco, which they called "Adam's new invented patent stucco". More new versions appeared, among which was one by a Mr Johnson, who claimed it to be an improvement. The Adam Brothers, having paid a high price for their rights, took him to court. The case was decided in 1778 by Lord Mansfield, a fellow Scot and a patron (at Kenwood), who,[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsMember of the Society of Arts 1758. FRS 1761. Architect to the King's Works 1761.Bibliography1764, Ruins of the Palace of the Emperor Diocletian at Spalatro.1773, Works in Architecture of Robert and James Adam.Further ReadingA.T.Bolton, 1922, The Architecture of Robert and James Adam, 1758–1794, 2 vols, Country Life.J.Fleming, 1962, Robert Adam and his Circle, Murray. J.Lees-Milne, 1947, The Age of Adam, Batsford.J.Rykwert and A.Rykwert, 1985, The Brothers Adam, Collins. D.Yarwood, 1970, Robert Adam, Dent.DY -
62 protéger
protéger [pʀɔteʒe]➭ TABLE 6 et 31. transitive verbto protect (de, contre from)2. reflexive verb• se protéger contre le or du soleil to protect o.s. against the sun* * *pʀɔteʒe
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1) ( préserver) to protect2) ( favoriser) to encourage [art]
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se protéger verbe pronominal to protect oneself* * *pʀɔteʒe vt1) (= veiller à la sécurité de) to protect2) (= aider, patronner) [personne, arts] to be a patron of* * *protéger verb table: assiégerA vtr1 ( préserver) to protect [espèce, frontière, droit] (contre against; de from); se sentir protégé to feel protected; le vaccin protège pour dix ans the vaccine provides protection for ten years;2 ( favoriser) to encourage, to promote [art, sport, artisanat].B se protéger vpr to protect oneself (de from; contre against).[prɔteʒe] verbe transitif1. [assurer - la sécurité de] to protect, to defend ; [ - la santé, la survie de] to protect, to look after (inseparable), to shield againstprotéger quelque chose contre le ou du froid to protect ou to insulate something against the cold4. [faire du racket] to protect————————se protéger verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)se protéger contre le ou du soleil to shield oneself from the sunles jeunes sont encouragés à se protéger lors de leurs relations sexuelles young people are encouraged to protect themselves (by using a condom) -
63 akademi|a
f (G D Gpl akademii) 1. (instytucja naukowa) academy- Polska Akademia Nauk the Polish Academy of Science(s)2. (uczelnia) (medyczna) school, college; (muzyczna, wojskowa) academy, college; (rolnicza) college- Akademia Sztuk Pięknych the Academy of Fine Arts3. (uroczystość) celebration(s), commemoration(s)- akademia pierwszomajowa May Day celebrations- akademia szkolna a school jubilee (celebration)- akademia ku czci patrona szkoły celebrations in commemoration of a school’s patron- □ Akademia Platońska Antycz. the AcademyThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > akademi|a
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