Medals, Coins, Great Seals, and Other Works of Thomas Simon: Engraved and Described by George Vertue. the Second Edition, with Additional Plates and Notes, and an Appendix by the Editor.

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.
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British Library

T138035

The dedication and additional titlepage are engraved. With a final advertisement leaf.

London : printed by J. Nichols. Sold by T. Payne and Son; C. Dilly; H. Payne; J. Walter; and N. Conant, 1780. [2],10,66,67*-74*,67-95,[3]p., XL plates ; 4°