The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director. Being a Large Collection of the Most Elegant and Useful Designs of Houshold Furniture ... the Whole Comprehended in One Hundred and Sixty Copper-Plates, ... by Thomas Chippendale, ... (Paperback)

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 LibraryT129806Titlepage in red and black. With a half-title and a list of subscribers. The third leaf is an engraved dedication.London: printed for the author, and sold at his house. MDCCLIV. Also by T. Osborne; H. Piers; R. Sayer; J. Swan. At Edinburgh, by Messrs. Hamilton and Balfour: and at Dublin, by Mr. John Smith, 1754]. 4], x,27, 1]p., plates; 2