The universal penman. Engrav’d by George Bickham.
The Universal Penman, authored by George Bickham, is a notable work published by Gale ECCO, Print Editions on May 28, 2010. This edition spans 228 pages and is presented in English. The book offers a comprehensive look at the 18th century, a period marked by significant advancements in knowledge, exploration, and technology, particularly in the realm of record-keeping facilitated by the printing press. It serves as a high-quality digital reproduction of original manuscripts, making these historical works accessible to libraries, students, and scholars.
Readers will find that The Universal Penman delves into the artistic and cultural developments of the 18th century, reflecting the era’s fascination with Greek and Roman antiquity. It encompasses a variety of subjects, including painting, sculpture, architecture, and music, while also featuring instructional works on musical instruments and catalogs of art objects. This edition preserves the essence of Bickham’s original engravings, showcasing the ornamental branches of modern penmanship and providing insight into the artistic practices of the time.
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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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British Library
T086160
Engraved throughout and printed on recto only. Plates bear various dates 1733-41. Additional titlepage dated 1741: ‘The universal penman; or, the art of writing .. Exemplified in all the useful and ornamental branches of modern penmanship; .. Written wi
London : printed for the author, and sold by John Bickham, engraver, 1733-41. 52 parts ; 2°
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