{"product_id":"the-universal-penman-engravd-by-george-bickham-9781379528920","title":"The Universal Penman. Engrav'd by George Bickham","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\u003eT089366\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEngraved throughout and printed on recto only. Plates bear various dates 1733-41. Additional titlepage dated 1743: 'The universal penman; or, the art of writing .. Exemplified in all the useful, and ornamental branches of modern penmanship; .. Written, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLondon: printed for and sold by H. Overton,  1743]. 52parts; 2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George Bickham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1379528925\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781379528920\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\/18\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d","brand":"George Bickham","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44064491798783,"sku":"9781379528920","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_75289cc4-5a54-412a-8f1d-d030289dd018.jpg?v=1685395802","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-universal-penman-engravd-by-george-bickham-9781379528920","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}