The History of the Art of Printing, Containing an Account of It's Invention and Progress in Europe : ... and a Preface by the Publisher to the Printers in Scotland.

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 T036464 Titlepage in red and black. Pp. i-xlviii consist of 'Specimen of types in the printing-house of James Watson'. 'The history of the art of printing' was translated for James Watson 'the publisher' from Jean de la Caille's 'Historie de l'imprimerie'. Edinburgh : printed by James Watson. Sold at his shop; and at the shops of David Scot, and George Stewart, 1713. 24,xlviii,64p.,plate ; 8