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: ++++Harvard University Houghton LibraryN014660Dedication signed by Burney but written by Samuel Johnson. The text is continuous despite pagination. With a final errata leaf and 'Directions to the binder for placing the cancels'. Sig.F4 (1st register) and sig.E4 (2nd register) cancelled; sigs.*E1 and F1 are cancels.London: printed for the benefit of the Musical Fund; and sold by T. Payne and Son; and G. Robinson, 1785. vii, [1], xvi,8, *8,9-20, *19-*24,21-56,21, [6],26-41, [6],46-90, [5],94-139, [3]p., pl plates; 4°