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.<br />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. <br />++++<br />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:<br />++++<br />'sourceLibrary'Harvard University Houghton Library<br /><br />'ESTCID'N025836<br /><br />'Notes'Scriblerus Secundus = Henry Fielding. Without the music. The first unauthorized version of 'The Grub-Street opera', with 31 songs. The second unauthorized version, 'The genuine Grub-Street opera', has 57 songs; the authorized version, 'The Grub-Street opera', has 65 songs. With a half-title. The titlepage is a cancel. Publication date from W. L. Cross, 'The history of Henry Fielding', vol. 3, p. 293.<br /><br />'imprintFull'London : printed by E. Rayner, and sold by H. Cook, [1731]. 'collation'[4],ii,iii,[1],39,[1]p. ; 8°