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 T012240 [London, 1778?]. iii, [1],148p.; 8°

Excerpt from A Catalogue of a Valuable and Extensive Collection of Ancient and Modern Prints, the Property of a Nobleman of High Rank, Vol. 1: Consisting Chiefly of the Dutch and Flemish Schools Which Contain a Valuable and Interesting Series of Painters' Etchings, Including the Best Works of Berghem, Karl Du Jardin, Ruysdael, Ostade, Waterloo, Swaneveldt, Etc Pierre Daniel Huet, Bishop of Soissons, by Edelinck; The same, by Gantrel, a proqf. Before the arms, and another impression before the engraver's name; Franeois Hedelin. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.