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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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Source Library: British Library
ESTCID: T186837
Notes: The titlepages and interleaved score leaves are engraved. In this edition vol. 1 has no sig. A on p. 3, but sig. D is on p. 27, and there are no press figures. Vol. 2 is entitled 'A second set of Scots songs adapted for the voice and harpsichord ..' and
Imprint: London : printed and sold by R: Bremner, [1780?]. Collation: 2v. : engr.music ; 2°