The Modern Builder's Assistant; Or, a Concise Epitome of the Whole System of Architecture; ... Divided Into Three Parts (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781171031628)

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 LibraryT078318Titlepage in red and black.London: printed for James Rivington and J. Fletcher, and Robert Sayer, MDCCVLII [1757]. [2], ii,52p., plates: ill.; 2

Author: William Halfpenny
ISBN-10: 1171031629
ISBN-13: 9781171031628
Publisher: Gale Ecco, Print Editions
Language: English
Published: 06/16/2010
Pages: 154
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.33d