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: ++++Library of CongressW034145The general title page and title pages of first and second parts are engraved. Title page of first part reads: Rudiments of music. By Andrew Adgate, P.U.A. The fourth edition. Philadelphia, printed and sold by John M'Culloch; and also sold by the author, at no. 59, North Front-Street. M.DCC.XCI. [Entered according to act of Congress.] - Title page of second part reads: Philadelphia harmony, or, A collection of psalm tunes, hymns, and anthems, selected by Andrew Adgate. Part II.Philadelphia: Printed for the author, & sold by Westcott & Adgate, at their card-manufactory, Front-Street, seven doors below Arch-Street, [1791]. [1]leaf, 20p., 56p. of plates, [1]leaf, 24p. of plates: music; 4°