Memoirs Concerning Herculaneum, the Subterranean City, Lately Discovered at the Foot of Mount Vesuvius, ... Translated from the Italian of a Memorial Drawn Up by the Secretary of the Marquis D'Hospital (e-book) (used book) | bookbook.eu

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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 LibraryT103435Variously attributed to Abbe Moussinot and Darthenay, secretary of the Marquis de l'Hospital, Paul Galluccio. Written originally in French, this edition is translated from an Italian edition.London: printed for D. Wilson, 1750. 4,68p.; 8