London And Westminster Improved, Illustrated By Plans. To Which Is Prefixed, A Discourse On Publick Magnificence; With Observations On The State Of Arts And Artists In This Kingdom

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 Library T138431 London: printed for the author. Sold by Mr. Dodsley, and at Mr. Dalton's print-warehouse, Mr. Bathoe, Mr. Davies, and by Mr. Longman, 1766. xv, [1],132p., plates: maps; 4?9781385564660

• • Author: JOHN. GWYNN
• • Publisher: Gale Ecco, Print Editions
• • Publication Date: Apr 24, 2018
• • Number of Pages: 166 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Hardcover
• • ISBN-10: 1385564660
• • ISBN-13: 9781385564660