The Robin A Collection of six Hundred and Eighty of the Most Celebrated English and Scotch Songs None of Which are Contain'd in th

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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.
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Harvard University Houghton Library

N013041

The titlepage is engraved. Includes: 'A compleat alphabetical glossary, or, explanation of the Scotch words', 12]p. at end. Without the music. Also issued as vol.3 of 'Orpheus. A collection of one thousand nine hundred seventy four .. English and Scotch songs', London, 1749.

London]: Printed for C. Hitch & I. Osborn in Pater-noster row, & I. Hodges on London bridge, 1749. 2],420, 12]p.: ill.; 18 Less