The Carpenter's Pocket Directory; Containing, the Best Methods of Framing Timber Buildings of All Figures and Dimensions, with Their Several Parts, as Floors; Roofs in Ledgment by William Pain

The Carpenter's Pocket Directory; Containing, the Best Methods of Framing Timber Buildings of All Figures and Dimensions, with Their Several Parts, as Floors; Roofs in Ledgment by William Pain

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.