A Specimen Of The Several Sorts Of Letter Given To The University By Dr. John Fell, Sometime Lord Bishop Of Oxford. To Which Is Ad
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A Specimen Of The Several Sorts Of Letter Given To The University By Dr. John Fell, Sometime Lord Bishop Of Oxford. To Which Is Ad
by See Notes Multiple Contributors
2021-01-03 00:08:20
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 revoluti...
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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: ++++British LibraryT140584Printed on the recto, apart from the final two leaves containing 'An account of the matrices, punchions, &c. given by Bishop Fell to the University of Oxford' printed as unnumbered pages.Oxford: printed at the Theater A.D., 1706. 22]leaves, 3]p., plate: ill., music; 8
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