{"product_id":"specimens-of-the-ancient-sculpture-john-carter-9781385913666","title":"Specimens of the Ancient Sculpture and Painting, now Remaining in This Kingdom, From the Earliest Period to the Reign of Henry ye VIII, Consisting 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\u003eT090203\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIssued in parts. The titlepages are engraved. Vol. 2 dated 1787, but the dates of the plates in vol.1 range from 1780-86, in vol.2 from 1787-94. Dedication dated: Nov. 1786. With a list of subscribers to each vol. Some plates coloured.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLondon: published as the act directs by John Carter, Wood St. Westminster, 1780-87 [1780-94]. 2v., plates; 2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Carter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1385913665\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781385913666\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\/29\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.75d","brand":"John Carter","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48438945284351,"sku":"9781385913666","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5069e950-6fb8-4929-a540-0d1fb24b0585.jpg?v=1777174387","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/specimens-of-the-ancient-sculpture-john-carter-9781385913666","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}