Architecture and Sculpture

• 18th Century Architecture history in the History World series. Light-weight but good links.

• Late 18th Century Architecture; European Architecture Series

• Musée des Augustins; collection of 18th century sculpture.

• Antic Store; Commercial gallery of art and artifacts.

• 18th and 19th Century Sculpture; Art History Teaching Resources

Art and Artists

• Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Century Art in Europe and North America. A lesson in the Art History Teaching Resources program.

• 18th Century Art, on the Artsy Net. Richly illustrated, with excellent links.

Ballet and Dance

• Origins of Ballet. Victoria and Albert Museum

• Baroque Dance - 17th and 18th centuries Early Dance Circle, U.K.

• Ballet History Timeline Royal Ballet School, London. Interactive timeline of dance, with video illustrations.

Costume and Clothing

• The Costumer's Manifesto, newly revised, which contains links to 18th Century Theatre materials. An excellent site, maintained by Tara Maginnis, PhD.

• The Costume Society of America

• The costume collection of the Rhode Island School of Design. The Home Page has links to various other excellent collections in the Museum.

• Brocades, Fragrance, Lace, and Powder: Regency Fashion Contains some good links.

The following is a contribution from costumer Jami Borek, which I include here with links and Ms. Borek's commentary.
It is focused on 18th century clothing and costuming.

• The Colonial Williamsburg site has some good information, but it can be hard to find. .

• The Costume Gallery's Research Library, a comprehensive site, requires a subscription payment for use. [I haven't payed yet, so can't attest to the value of the site. JRW]

• La Couturiere Parisiènne covers clothing from several periods. Excellent pictorial resource, with commentary. The site is in English and German.

• The 18th Century Notebook and

• links to real clothing in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. The structure of this data base makes searches trying, but some will find the effort worthwhile.

• Jessamyn's Regency Costume Companion , perhaps not as authoritative or academic as some but worth a visit.

• 18th Century New England Life, a How-to for basic women's clothing common to middling class. Pretty lightweight, but with some good pictures.

• The best costume book I've seen for theater purposes. It covers everything in a reliable way based on real clothing, but without overloading the details - is Costume in Detail 1730-1930 by Nancy Bradfield.

• And finally, in my opinion the best pattern books available today are to be found at Amazon.com: The Cut of Womens Clothes -- 1600-1930 by Norah Waugh (she has "cut of mens' clothes" also); and Patterns of Fashion 1: Englishwomens Dresses and their Construction c. 1660-1860.

Furnishings and Miscellany

• The Association of Art and Antique Dealers: Specializes in 17th through 19th century furniture, furnishings and art. The site contains excellent, full color pictures of their holding. Since it is updated regularly, the collection of images changes.

• Hubbard Harpsichords. Use the links at the bottom of this page to explore the entire site for illustrations of period harpsichords.

• Mytton Antiques, Antique Furniture UK - Decorative Antique Items - Collectors Pieces - 18th and 19th Century Antique Furniture. 18th century antique furniture and 19th century antique furniture.

• M.S. Rau Gallery, Rare Antiques and Fine Art. Excellent resource for 18th Century furniture and furnishings

• Antiques Atlas: 18th Century Antiques. Furniture and furnishings

Scholarly Journals and Research Sites

• 18th Century Sources; Auburn University. An extensive bibliography, with excellent links.

• 18th Century Theatre: Theatre Database Resources. Links to numerous documents and articles.

• British Eighteenth-Century Studies Electronic Resources: Primary Sources: Full-text and Facsimile Texts. Yale University Library. An excellent, dense resource.

Music of the 18th Century

• Part of the Music History On-Line series.

• Music Manuscripts Online. The Morgan Library and Museum. Historic and contemporary manuscripts, downloadable as PDF files.

Theatres

• Chestnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, 1792.

  Theatre Royal, Covent Garden and the Ballet. Superficial but fun links to the Covent Garden Ballet, and some good pictures. Explore "About" links on the home page.

  Chateau de Cirey -Voltaire's Residence: The Little Theatre. A "pop" account of Voltaire and Emilie de Chatalet, with several useful pictures, including photos of the theatre and some restored scenic pieces.

• Drottningholm Court Theatre, with it marvelously preserved scenic machinery. Use the Index on the left to navigate.

• Theatre Royal, Drury Lane; Theatre Database. Good ground plan and drawings of the theatre.

• Theatre Royal, Drury Lane Chapter XXVIII, British History Online.

• Palais Royal, Paris. Théâtre du Palais-Royal, history and current events. In French.

  Literary Tours of Eighteenth Century London. This site and the two citations below, was prepared for Professor David Porter's English 371 class at the University of Michigan (December 17, 2001).

  • Map of London by William Faden, 1790. Beautifully reworked interactive map of London

  • The 18th Century London Theater