The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.The eighteenth-century fascination with Greek and Roman antiquity followed the systematic excavation of the ruins at Pompeii and Herculaneum in southern Italy; and after 1750 a neoclassical style dominated all artistic fields. The titles here trace developments in mostly English-language works on painting, sculpture, architecture, music, theater, and other disciplines. Instructional works on musical instruments, catalogs of art objects, comic operas, and more are also included. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++British LibraryT133414With a list of subscribers. The second part has a separate titlepage, pagination and register. The plates are in two, numbered sequences. With an appendix and directions to the binder. The titlepage to part 2 bears the imprint: printed by W. CraightonIpswich: printed by W. Craighton, for the author. Sold by the author, London; and also by J. and P. Knapton; T. Osborn and Co; T. and T. Longman and 6 others in London] At Cambridge, by W. Thurlbourn; at Oxford, by J. Green; at Norwich, by J. Gleed; and 4], iv, xvi,78; 2],84, 18]p., plates; 4
