A general history of music from the earliest ages to the present period. To which is prefixed A dissertation on the music of the ancients. By Charles Burney Mus.D. F.R.S. ... Volume 3 of 4

<br /> 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.<br />Rich in titles on English life and social history this collection spans the world as it was known to eighteenth-century historians and explorers. Titles include a wealth of travel accounts and diaries histories of nations from throughout the world and maps and charts of a world that was still being discovered. Students of the War of American Independence will find fascinating accounts from the British side of conflict. <br />++++<br />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:<br />++++<br /><sourceLibrary>British Library<br /><br /><ESTCID>T149622<br /><br /><Notes>The imprint to vol. 2 reads: printed for the author: sold by J. Robson; and G. Robinson. 1782 and to vols. 3 and 4: printed for the author: sold by Payne and Son; Robson and Clark; and G. G. J. and J. Robinson 1789. Contains both engraved and letterpre<br /><br /><imprintFull>London : printed for the author: and sold by T. Becket; J. Robson; and G. Robinson 1776-89. <collation>4v.plates : ill.port.engr.music ; 4�� <br />