The Antiquities of Furness; or, an Account of the Royal Abbey of St. Mary, in the Vale of Nightshade, Near Dalton in Furness, Belonging to the Right Honorable Lord George Cavendish (e-book) (used book) | bookbook.eu

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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.
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British Library

T144672

Dedication signed: Thomas West. With a list of subscribers.

London: printed for the author, by T. Spilsbury: and sold by J. Johnson; J. Ridley; and S. Leacroft, 1774. [20], lvi, [2],288, [136]p., plates; 4°