The Builder's Dictionary: Or, Gentleman And Architect's Companion. Explaining Not Only The Terms Of Art In All The Several Parts Of Architecture, But ... The Theory And Practice ... Of 2; Volume 2

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 T004370 Titlepage to vol. II: 'the builder's dictionary: or, architect's companion. .. '. Unpaginated volumes. A pamphlet entitled 'An advertisement to be inserted in the second volume of the Builder's Dictionary', [1734], corrects the entry on milled lead. Th London: printed for A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch; and S. Austen, 1734. 2v., plates: ill.; 8?9781379978473

• • Author: Multiple Contributors
• • Publisher: Gale Ecco, Print Editions
• • Publication Date: Apr 20, 2018
• • Number of Pages: 526 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Hardcover
• • ISBN-10: 1379978475
• • ISBN-13: 9781379978473