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Excerpt from Musical Instruments, Historic, Rare and Unique: The Selection, Introduction and Descriptive Notes
But hitherto no attempt has been made to represent in a like manner the grace and external charm of fine lutes and harps, Of Viols, virginals, and other instruments. Engravings have been produced, in historical or technical works; but the greater number Of these are mere repetitions continued from one to the other, and have no Specially aesthetic interest. Beauty of form and fitness of decoration demand more than the commonplace homage paid to simple use, and while we should never lose Sight Of the purpose of a musical strument, its capacity to produce agreeable and various sounds, we.
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But hitherto no attempt has been made to represent in a like manner the grace and external charm of fine lutes and harps, Of Viols, virginals, and other instruments. Engravings have been produced, in historical or technical works; but the greater number Of these are mere repetitions continued from one to the other, and have no Specially aesthetic interest. Beauty of form and fitness of decoration demand more than the commonplace homage paid to simple use, and while we should never lose Sight Of the purpose of a musical strument, its capacity to produce agreeable and various sounds, we.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Author(s) - A. J. Hipkins
Hardback
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780484039109
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm
Page Count - 241
Paperback
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ISBN - 9781330092590
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm
Page Count - 243
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