The Musical Century, in One Hundred English Ballads, on Various Subjects and Occasions; Adapted to Several Characters and Incidents in Human Life. Vol (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781171435877)

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 LibraryN035288With a list of subscribers. Titlepages and subscription lists are in letterpress; the music is engraved.London: printed for the author, and sold at the musick-shops, 1740. 2v., plates: engr.music; 2

Author: Henry Carey
ISBN-10: 1171435878
ISBN-13: 9781171435877
Publisher: Gale Ecco, Print Editions
Language: English
Published: 08/06/2010
Pages: 118
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.25d