The Gentleman and Cabinet-maker's Director. Being a Large Collection of the Most Elegant and Useful Designs of Houshold Furniture in the Gothic, ... of the Five Orders of Architecture, ed 2

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 LibraryT014876With an additional engraved leaf of dedication. In fact a reissue of the edition of [1754].London: printed by J. Haberkorn, for the author, and sold at his house. Also by T. Osborne, H. Piers, R. Sayer, J. Swan. At Edinburgh by Messrs. Hamilton and Balfour: and at Dublin, by Mr. John Smith, 1755. x,27, [1]p., CLX plates; 2°