Rural Architecture in the Chinese Taste, Being Designs Entirely New for the Decoration of Gardens, Parks, ... on Sixty Copper Plates with Full Instructions or Workmen ... by Willm. &; Jno Halfpenny

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 Library T079274 Part 1 by William Halfpenny, parts II-IV the joint work of William and John Halfpenny. Each part with separate titlepage, (part I dated Dec.1. 1750, part II Feb.1. 1751, part III May 1st, 1751, part IV January, 1752). Pagination and register not continu [London] : Printed for & sold by Robt. Sayer, [1752]. [2],8;8;8;[2],2p.,plates ; 8