Orpheus Britannicus. a Collection of All the Choicest Songs. for One, Two, and Three Voices, Compos'd by Mr. Henry Purcell. Together, with Such Symphonies for Violins or Flutes

Henry Purcell

ISBN 10: 1385820144 / ISBN 13: 9781385820148

Published by Gale Ecco, Print Editions Apr 2018, 2018

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• Title: Orpheus Britannicus. a Collection of All the Choicest Songs. for One, Two, and Three Voices, Compos'd by Mr. Henry Purcell. Together, with Such Symphonies for Violins or Flutes
• Publisher: Gale Ecco, Print Editions Apr 2018
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1385820144
• ISBN 13: 9781385820148
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 234W x 156H x 19D millimeters 234 millimeters width by 156 millimeters height by 19 millimeters depth
• Weight: 603 grams

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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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Trinity College Library Watkinson Collection

T154319

Titlepage in red and black. Dedication signed: Fr. Purcell. The leaf after p. vi is an advertisement for John Cullen. A reissue of the second edition of the same year, with a cancel titlepage and, additionally, a frontispiece.

London: printed by William Pearson, and sold by John Young, 1706. [2], vi, [2],286p., plate: ill., music, port.; 2°