A Dictionary of Music. Translated from the French of Mons. J. J. Rousseau. by William Waring. (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781140671497)

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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British Library

T137130

The plates are also numbered 469, 470, in continuation of the pagination.

London: printed for J. French, 1775?]. 468p., II plates: ill., music; 8


Author: Jean-Jacques Rousseau
ISBN-10: 1140671499
ISBN-13: 9781140671497
Publisher: Gale Ecco, Print Editions
Language: English
Published: 05/26/2010
Pages: 480
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.87lbs
Size: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.97d