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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

T067296

Dedication dated: April 25, 1769. With a half-title and a list of subscribers. P.117 misnumbered 93.

Salisbury: printed by E. Easton; and sold by R. Horsfield; J. Boydell; J. Dodsley; A. Webley; J. Walter; T. Cadell; and J. Robson, London, 1769. [10], xxxviii,93[i.e.117], [1]p.,25plates; 4°

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