A Descriptive Inventory of the Several Exquisite and
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cox, James, PUBLISHER: Gale Ecco, Print Editions, The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration ong>andong> rapidly growing technology ong>andong> expong>andong>ing 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, ong>andong> independent scholars.The eighteenth-century fascination with Greek ong>andong> Roman antiquity followed the systematic excavation of the ruins at Pompeii ong>andong> Herculaneum in southern Italy; ong>andong> after a neoclassical style dominated all artistic fields. The titles here trace developments in mostly English-language works on painting, sculpture, architecture, music, theater, ong>andong> other disciplines. Instructional works on musical instruments, catalogs of art objects, comic operas, ong>andong> 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 Library T The first 13 pages have Roman numbers. London: printed by H. Hart, for Mr. Cox, ]p., plate: port.; 4