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 Library T130684 Text only. Includes: 'The miscellaneous pieces, as set to music, by Geo. Fred. Handel. Part II. .. ' with separate titlepage, pagination and register. Part II contains the indexes to both parts. With a final advertisement leaf. London: printed for T. Heptinstall; and sold by J. Hookham; B. Lepard; H. D. Symonds; A. and J. Black; and at the different music shops, 1799. [2], xxviii,251, [1];[2],182, [2]p., plates: port.; 8°