{"product_id":"ancient-architecture-restored-and-improved-batty-langley-9781385515709","title":"Ancient Architecture, Restored, and Improved, by a Great Variety of Grand and Usefull Designs, Entirely new in the Gothick Mode for the Ornamenting of","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.\u003cbr\u003eThe 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. \u003cbr\u003e++++\u003cbr\u003eThe 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: \u003cbr\u003e++++\u003cbr\u003eBritish Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eT114212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIssued in two parts, each with an engraved titlepage. At foot of the titlepage to the first part: \"the last part, .. will contain thirty two plates more with title page \u0026amp;c that will peremptorily be delivered in July 1742\". The second part was preceded b\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[London, 1742]. [12]p., plates; 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Batty Langley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1385515708\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781385515709\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gale Ecco, Print Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/24\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.25d","brand":"Batty Langley","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44598497771775,"sku":"9781385515709","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eb08077d-a831-4ad8-b052-c742439fb545.jpg?v=1702382838","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ancient-architecture-restored-and-improved-batty-langley-9781385515709","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}