Compare Orpheus Britannicus. A Collection Of All The Choicest Songs. For One Two And Three Voices Compos'd By Mr. Henry Purcell. Together With

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: ++++Trinity College Library Watkinson CollectionT154319Titlepage in red and black. Dedication signed: Fr. Purcell. The leaf after p. vi is an advertisement for John Cullen. A reissue of the second edition of the same year, with a cancel titlepage and, additionally, a frontispiece. London: printed by William Pearson, and sold by John Young, 1706. 2], vi, 2],286p., plate: ill., music, port.; 2 | Orpheus Britannicus. A Collection Of All The Choicest Songs. For One Two And Three Voices Compos'd By Mr. Henry Purcell. Together With