A guide to classical learning; or Polymetis abridged. Containing, I. The history of the polite arts among the Romans; with the Characters of the Latin Poets and their Works. II. The Usefulness of Antiques towards explaining the Classics. A true Idea of the Allegories of the Ancients, and their whole Scheme of Machinery; with Remarks on the modern Commentators and School Education. III. An inquiry concerning the agreement between the works of the Roman poets, and the remains of the ancient artists, in Order to illustrate them from one another; with many useful Hints to the Modern Artists. Being a Work necessary not only for Classical Instruction, But for all those who wish to have a True Taste For the Beauties of Poetry, Sculpture, and Painting. By N. Tindal, Translator of Rapin.
- Spence, Joseph, 1699-1768.
- Date:
- M.DCC.LXV. [1765]
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Also known as
Polymetis. Abridgments
Publication/Creation
London : printed for R. Horsfield, in Ludgate-Street, and J. Dodsley, in Pall-Mall, M.DCC.LXV. [1765]
Physical description
[8],279,[9]p.,plate ; 120.
Edition
The second edition, corrected and inlarged.
References note
ESTC T130838
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. (Eighteenth century collections online). Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.