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: ++++ Bodleian Library (Oxford)

T180646

In two parts; the first in English and the second in French. The French text with a separate titlepage: 'Tarare, opera en cinq actes, avec un prologue, represente pour la premiere fois, sur le theatre de l'Academie-Royale de Musique, le Vendredi 8 Juin, 1787. A Londres: chez R. Faulder, 1787' and separate pagination and register. With a final leaf of approbation.

London: printed for R. Faulder, 1787. 105, [1];94, [2]p.; 8 degrees