A New Book of Chinese Designs Calculated to Improve the Present Taste, Consisting of Figures, Buildings, & Furniture ... and Ornaments, &C. by Messrs. (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781170073032)

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 LibraryT014907Engraved throughout. London]: Sold by the Authors, 1754. 2 leaves, plates; 4

Author: Multiple Contributors
ISBN-10: 1170073034
ISBN-13: 9781170073032
Publisher: Gale Ecco, Print Editions
Language: English
Published: 06/09/2010
Pages: 178
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.38d