Illustrations of the History of Great Britain, Vol. 2 of 2: An Historical View of the Manners and Customs, Dresses, Literature, Arts, Commerce, and ... to the Eighteenth Century (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Illustrations of the History of Great Britain, Vol. 2 of 2: An Historical View of the Manners and Customs, Dresses, Literature, Arts, Commerce, and Government of Great Britain; From the Time of the Saxons, Down to the Eighteenth CenturyCorruption of the Eu lish Langu e under James I. General view of iteratore in ugland in the Se venteenth and Eighteenth Centuries - Illustrative Authorities - Music Instruments, Introduction of Concerts and operah-painting: Miniatures, Ena mels, Portraits; Decline of the Art, Branches most encouraged, Establishment of an English School, Improvement of Art Institution of the Royal Academy - Sculpture Monuments, Colloq.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.