| A Biographical Dictionary; Containing an Historical Account of All the Engravers, from the Earliest Period of the Art of Engraving to the Present Time Contributor(s): Strutt, Joseph (Author) |
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ISBN: 1171046707 ISBN-13: 9781171046707 Publisher: Gale Ecco, Print Editions OUR PRICE: $36.81 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2010 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Art | History - General |
| Physical Information: 0.99" H x 7.44" W x 9.69" (1.93 lbs) 494 pages |
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| Publisher Description: 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 LibraryT102847Each volume has a half-title. Vol.2 is dated 1786.London: printed by J. Davis, for Robert Faulder, 1785-86. 2v., plates; 4 |