Iconology: or, a collection of emblematical figures: containing four hundred and twenty-four remarkable subjects, moral and instructive: The figures are engraved with explanations from classical authorities v 2 of 2

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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: ++++ Huntington Library N017051 A loose translation and adaptation of 'Iconologia' by Cesare Ripa. Consists of 4 Books. With additional titlepages for vol.1, dated 1778, and for Book 3, which have a slightly different subtitle. London : printed for the author, by G. Scott, 1779. 2v., 109 plates , 2°