A Descriptive Inventory of the Several Exquisite and Magnificent Pieces of Mechanism and Jewellery, Comprised in the Schedule Annexed to an Act of Parli

Publisher Marketing: 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 LibraryT031717A variant bears on the verso of the titleleaf: 'The Act for enabling Mr. Cox to dispose of his museum by way of lottery setsforth, .. '.London: printed by H. Hart for Mr. Cox. To be had, of all the booksellers in town and country; at the Office No.104 Shoe-Lane, Fleet-Street; and at the Museum, 1773. 46p., plate; 8 Contributor Bio:  Cox, James JAMES H. COX is Assistant Professor, Department of Government, California State University, Sacramento.