{"product_id":"orpheus-britannicus-a-collection-of-henry-purcell-9781171443018","title":"Orpheus Britannicus. a Collection of All the Choicest Songs. for One, Two, and Three Voices, Compos'd by Mr. Henry Purcell. Together, with Such Sympho","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.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: ++++Trinity College Library Watkinson CollectionT154319Titlepage in red and black. Dedication signed: Fr. Purcell. The leaf after p. vi is an advertisement for John Cullen. A reissue of the second edition of the same year, with a cancel titlepage and, additionally, a frontispiece.London: printed by William Pearson, and sold by John Young, 1706. [2], vi, [2],286p., plate: ill., music, port.; 2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Henry Purcell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1171443013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781171443018\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 08\/06\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.65d","brand":"Henry Purcell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48441890275583,"sku":"9781171443018","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dd604307-5cd7-4571-9676-bd21690269c3.jpg?v=1777193694","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/orpheus-britannicus-a-collection-of-henry-purcell-9781171443018","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}