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 LibraryT112490Attributed to John Gauden. Also sometimes attributed to Jeremy Taylor and to Obadiah Walker. Editor's epistle dedicatory signed: C. G. A reissue, with a cancel titlepage, of: 'A discourse of artificial beauty', London, 1692, first published in 1656 as 'London: printed, and sold by Tho. Ballard, 1701. 24],238, 2]p.: ill.; 12 | Several Letters Between Two Ladies by John Gauden, Paperback | Indigo Chapters