The Robin a Collection of Six Hundred and Eighty of the Most Celebrated English and Scotch Songs None of Which Are Contain'd in the Other Collections of the Same Size Call'd the Linnet and Thrush with a Glossary Explaining the Scotch Words (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: ++++Harvard University Houghton LibraryN013041The titlepage is engraved. Includes: 'A compleat alphabetical glossary, or, explanation of the Scotch words', 12]p. at end. Without the music. Also issued as vol.3 of 'Orpheus. A collection of one thousand nine hundred seventy four .. English and Scotch songs', London, 1749. London]: Printed for C. Hitch & I. Osborn in Pater-noster row, & I. Hodges on London bridge, 1749. 2],420, 12]p.: ill.; 18

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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 LibraryN013041The titlepage is engraved. Includes: 'A compleat alphabetical glossary, or, explanation of the Scotch words', 12]p. at end. Without the music. Also issued as vol.3 of 'Orpheus. A collection of one thousand nine hundred seventy four .. English and Scotch songs', London, 1749. London]: Printed for C. Hitch & I. Osborn in Pater-noster row, & I. Hodges on London bridge, 1749. 2],420, 12]p.: ill.; 18

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Gale Ecco, Print Editions

Country of origin

United States

Release date

November 2010

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November 2010

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189 x 246 x 23mm (L x W x T)

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Paperback - Trade

Pages

442

ISBN-13

978-1-171-18369-3

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9781171183693

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1-171-18369-0



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