A Biographical Dictionary; Containing an Historical Account of All the Engravers, from the Earliest Period of the Art of Engraving to the Present ... of Their Most Esteemed Works. Volume 2 of 2 - Softcover

Strutt, Joseph

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1171046707 ISBN 13: 9781171046707

Publisher: Gale Ecco, Print Editions, 2010

Synopsis

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.
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<sourceLibrary>British Library

<ESTCID>T102847

<Notes>Each volume has a half-title. Vol.2 is dated 1786.

<imprintFull>London : printed by J. Davis, for Robert Faulder, 1785-86. <collation>2v.,plates ; 4°

Edition details

• Publisher: Gale Ecco, Print Editions
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1171046707
• ISBN 13: 9781171046707
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 494