Carl Engel: Musical Instruments (revised edition)| Title: | Musical Instruments (revised edition) | | Id: | Engel1908 | | Author: | Carl Engel | | Language: | English | | Type: | Print | | Publisher: | Victoria and Albert Museum | | Country / area: | England, London | | Date: | 1908 | | Content: | The book is mainly focused on Asian, native American and pre-renaissance European instruments. The native America chapter is perhaps particularly itneresting, showing a depth of knowledge and understanding in this topic that is rare even among today's musicologists. | | Surviving copies: | Frank Nordberg |
DescriptionKey data | | Title: | Musical Instruments (revised edition) | | Author: | Carl Engel | | Publisher: | Victoria and Albert Museum | | Country: | England | | Area: | London | | Date: | 1908 | | Language: | English |
CD edition: | | Resolution: | 180 dpi | | Order code: | Engel1908 |
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Physical descriptionThe size is 19.7 cm height and 14.3 cm width.The 146 numbered pages and ten prefactory pages are printed black-and-white on fairly hgh quality paper. 50 black-and-white photographic plates, printed on one side only, have been inserted throughout the book. The combined flyleaves/pastedowns are made from light paper, dyed yellow on one side and the hardcover is covered in dark green cloth with text and ornaments in black and gold on the front and the spine.
ContentThe book is mainly focused on Asian, native American and pre-renaissance European instruments. The native America chapter is perhaps particularly itneresting, showing a depth of knowledge and understanding in this topic that is rare even among today's musicologists.
Bodø, 13.02.2009 Frank Nordberg
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