"Information for when you travel. By country and city, you are guided to the best instrument collections in Europe. For each site is provided a substantial discussion of the instruments, location, address, and hours of admission. There are abundant black and white (many full-page) photos, a glossary of terms associated with earlier instruments, and an index of makers." Piano & Keyboard
Growing out of the authors visits to 47 collections in Europe, this lively guidebook offers intimate glimpses at a great variety of instruments. It focuses on the more important and unusual holdings in each museum, such as the Cristofori pianos in Rome and Leipzig and the earliest known English double-manual instrument a 1700 harpsichord by Tisseran, now in Oxford. In addition, the authors provide travelers with essential information for each museum."
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"Information for when you travel. By country and city, you are guided to the best instrument collections in Europe. For each site is provided a substantial discussion of the instruments, location, address, and hours of admission. There are abundant black and white (many full-page) photos, a glossary of terms associated with earlier instruments, and an index of makers." Piano & Keyboard
Growing out of the authors visits to 47 collections in Europe, this lively guidebook offers intimate glimpses at a great variety of instruments. It focuses on the more important and unusual holdings in each museum, such as the Cristofori pianos in Rome and Leipzig and the earliest known English double-manual instrument a 1700 harpsichord by Tisseran, now in Oxford. In addition, the authors provide travelers with essential information for each museum."
Imprint | Indiana University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | May 1997 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | May 1997 |
Authors | Edward L. Kottick, George Lucktenberg |
Dimensions | 235 x 155 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover - Paper over boards |
Pages | 304 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-253-33239-4 |
Barcode | 9780253332394 |
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LSN | 0-253-33239-7 |