The Rudiments of Architecture; Or, the Young Workman's Instructor. Part First, Containing the Five Orders of Columns Entire, ... Part Second, Containi (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781171236481)

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: ++++National Library of ScotlandN048759With eight final leaves of builder's dictionary.Edinburgh: printed by Robert Mundell, 1772. [4],127, [17]p., plates; 4

Author: Multiple Contributors
ISBN-10: 1171236484
ISBN-13: 9781171236481
Publisher: Gale Ecco, Print Editions
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2010
Pages: 246
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.98lbs
Size: 7.44h x 9.69w x 0.52d