Twelve Plates of English Silver Coins from the Norman Conquest to Henry the Eighth Inclusive. with a Calculation of Their Respective Values and Short Observations Upon Each Plate
Twelve Plates of English Silver Coins from the Norman Conquest to Henry the Eighth Inclusive. with a Calculation of Their Respective Values and Short Observations Upon Each Plate
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 ...
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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 Library T066359 The compilers' address to the reader signed and dated: Robert Withy. John Ryall. May 31, 1756. Each plate is followed by an unnumbered page of description, and "observations" on pages lettered a - h, l - u, and w - aa. The titlepage is engraved. London: printed for R. Withy and I. Ryall, 1756. [2], iii, [53]p., plates; 4???
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