A Catalogue of One Hundred Impressions from Gems, Engraved by Nathaniel Marchant. (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781170488089)

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 LibraryT014361With a half-title. With a vip. list of subscribers. The plate was engraved by Nathaniel Marchant. A prospectus of the gem impressions was issued in 1789: 'Proposals for a subscription, to impressions, from the gems, ..'.London: printed for J. Edwards, 1792. 4],36p., vip., plate; 4

Author: Nathaniel Marchant
ISBN-10: 1170488080
ISBN-13: 9781170488089
Publisher: Gale Ecco, Print Editions
Language: English
Published: 05/29/2010
Pages: 46
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.22lbs
Size: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.10d