The antiquities of Canterbury. In two parts. The first part. The antiquities of Canterbury; or a survey of that ancient city, Sought out and published by William Somner. (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>T147218<Notes>Each part has separate titlepage, pagination and register. Part 2 also contains an appendix with separate pagination and register. With two final index leaves. Somner's work was first printed in 1640. The proposals for this edition were published in 1<imprintFull>London: printed for R. Knaplock, 1703. <collation> 16],192, 4];80, 4]; 4],178,70, 4]p., plates: ill, maps; 2