Comprehensive and fully illustrated, this catalogue from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston includes technical, musicological and historical essays on all 53 of the museum's keyboard instrument collection. The extensive illustrations include color portraits of the instruments and technical drawings. Also included are a complete bibliography, glossary and a set of indexes, making this book an indispensable research tool for the musical scholar.
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Comprehensive and fully illustrated, this catalogue from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston includes technical, musicological and historical essays on all 53 of the museum's keyboard instrument collection. The extensive illustrations include color portraits of the instruments and technical drawings. Also included are a complete bibliography, glossary and a set of indexes, making this book an indispensable research tool for the musical scholar.
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Very Good. Picture Shown is For Illustration Purposes Only, Please See Below For Further DetailsCONDITION-VERY GOOD-HARDBACK-light wear and scuff marks to jacket, pages in nice condition, shipped from the UK. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 368 p. Contains: Illustrations. 19th Century Amer.Musical Theatre; 10.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. (Art, Art Exhibit, Music, Muical instruments) NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.
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Fine/NF. Cinnamon cloth/boards; gilt lettering on spine. Color-illus. dj with black lettering on white spine. 408 pp. with 16 color illustrations, 242 duotones, and 79 line drawings. Presents the MFA's collection of keyboard musical instruments in encyclopedic detail. Koster examines the 53 instruments (harpsichords, clavichords, virginals, pianos, organs, melodeons, etc. ) in technical and historical detail. Included are the stages of development of keyboard technology and fascinating biographical, art historical, and musicological essays. With beautiful color plates of these exquisite instruments. A wonderful gift for the keyboard enthusiast, all musicians, or anyone curious about keyboards. An excellent reference.
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Stephen Korbet and the Author. As New in J As New jacket. 4to Dust Jacket Condition: As New. xl, 368 pp, Preface by Alan Shestack, Foreword by Sam Quigley, Introduction by John Koster, acknowledgments, conventions, 16 Color Plates; The Catalogue; Appendices: A. Modern Instruments of Historical Type; B. Wood Terminology; C. Glossary; bibliography, index of names with 242 b&w duotones and 79 line drawings. First Edition, 1994. Not Price Clipped. Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Red cloth with embossed lyre on front board and gilt lettering to spine.
