The British Architect - Or, the Builder's Treasury of Stair-Cases. ... the Whole Being Illustrated ... by the Best Hands on Sixty Folio Copper-Plates. by Abraham Swan, ... (Paperback)

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 LibraryT134793Several plates have letterpress descriptions.London: printed for the author: and sold by Thomas Meighan; and W. Meadows, 1745. viii,20p., LX plates; 2

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Imprint:	Gale Ecco, Print Editions
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2010
Authors:	Abraham Swan
Dimensions:	246 x 189 x 5mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	96
ISBN-13:	978-1-140-85500-2
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > General
LSN:	1-140-85500-X
Barcode:	9781140855002

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