Gothic Architecture, Improved by Rules and Proportions. in Many Grand Designs of Columns, Doors, Windows, ... with Plans, Elevations and Profiles; Geo

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§§T132230§§Engraved throughout. The plates are dated 1741 and 1742. A reissue, with a new titlepage, of the plates of 'Ancient architecture restored and improved', London, 1742.§§London : printed for John Millan, 1747. [65] leaves ; 4°