The book I am further exploring has the title “Ruins of the palace of the Emperor Diocletian at Spalatro in Dalmatia”, it is written by Robert Adam. In a previous task, I had a look at the dedication of the book to the king of England. This connection interested me and I decided to find…
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“Ruins of the palace of the emperor Diocletian at Spalatro in Dalmatia” was first published in 1764. During the time of publishing, the author Robert Adam was the “Architect of the King’s Work”, responsible for the building and maintenance of the royal castles and residences. A few years before, during his Grand Tour, Adam visited…
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“Ruins of the palace of the Emperor Diocletian at Spalatro in Dalmatia by Robert Adam”, published 1764. I chose the first page because I think it is interesting that the author included a pledge of his loyalty to the king at the very beginning of the book, as well as a list of the rulers…