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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

T121787

P.vii misnumbered vi. In two parts; part 2 has a separate titlepage reading: 'The young ladies school of arts. Containing, a great variety of practical receipts in cookery, pastry, puddings, marketing, &c &c. Part II', and separate pagination.

Edinburgh: printed by Wal. Ruddiman junior, for Mrs. Robertson: sold by her, and by all the booksellers in Scotland and England, 1767. xviii, [2],171, [1];xxi, [1],120p., plates; 12°