A Treatise of the Five Orders of Columns in Architecture, to Which Is Annex'd, a Discourse Concerning Pilasters - And of Several Abuses Introduc'd Into Architecture. (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: ++++<sourceLibrary>British Library<ESTCID>T114390<Notes>The titlepage is engraved. With an additional titlepage, engraved, an engraved dedication leaf, and two engraved leaves bearing a list of subscribers. With two final leaves of errata and advertisements.<imprintFull>London: printed by Benj. Motte, MDCCVIII. Sold by John Sturt, 1708]. <collation> 6], XXI, 1],131, 5]p., plates: ill.; 2