Viaggiana: Or, Detached Remarks on the Buildings, Pictures, Statues, Inscriptions, &C. of Ancient and Modern Rome. by Stephen Weston (Paperback / softback, 2010)
The 18th century was a wealth of kwledge, exploration and rapidly growing techlogy 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 LibraryT147509Anymous. By Stephen Weston. With a half-title.London: sold by Rivington, and Elmsley, [1776?]. [4], iv, [4],176p.; 8