ISBN: 9781170746844

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 t… More...

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, 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:++++Source Library: Bodleian Library (Oxford)ESTCID: T175062Notes: Imprint: Reading: printed, and sold by C. Corbett, London; and C. Micklewright and Comp. in Reading; and by most booksellers and country printers in Great Britain, 1750. Collation: 4v,plates; 12° Books, Art~~History~~General, The-wonders-of-nature-and-art-being-an-account-of-whatever-is-most-curious-and-remarkable-throughout-the-world-The-whole-collected-from-the-writings-of-the-best-historians-travellers-geographers-and-philosophers-Volume-4-of-4~~See-Notes-Multiple-Contributors, 999999999, The wonders of nature and art; being an account of whatever is most curious and remarkable throughout the world; ... The whole c, See Notes Multiple Contributors, 1170746845, BiblioBazaar, , , , , BiblioBazaar<

ISBN: 9781170746844

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 t… More...

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, 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:++++Source Library: Bodleian Library (Oxford)ESTCID: T175062Notes: Imprint: Reading: printed, and sold by C. Corbett, London; and C. Micklewright and Comp. in Reading; and by most booksellers and country printers in Great Britain, 1750. Collation: 4v,plates; 12° Books, Art~~History~~General, The-wonders-of-nature-and-art-being-an-account-of-whatever-is-most-curious-and-remarkable-throughout-the-world-The-whole-collected-from-the-writings-of-the-best-historians-travellers-geographers-and-philosophers-Volume-4-of-4~~See-Notes-Multiple-Contributors, , , , , , , , , , BiblioBazaar<