This early German 'do-it-yourself' manual tells us about music-making in the years just before the Reformation.
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Musica getutscht (Basel, 1511) is the earliest printed treatise on musical instruments in the West. This early German 'do-it-yourself' manual not only tells us about music-making in that era, it also illumines other aspects of society in the years just before the Reformation.
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Seller: Klondyke, Almere, Netherlands
Condition: Good. Original black cloth, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, some illustrations in b/w. Seller Inventory # 416639-XZ18
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Seller: PASCALE'S BOOKS, NORTH READING, MA, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine-. 275 pages illustrated in b&w. "Musica Getutscht (Basel, 1511) is the earliest printed treatise on musical instruments done in the West. Written by a priest and chapel singer named Sebastiuan Virdung, it provides rudimentary instruction on playing three instruments: the clavichord, the lute, and the recorder. Beth Bullard's substantial introduction and annotations for this 1993 edition help explain the text of this important work and its place in intellectual history." FINE HARDCOVER, FINE- DUST JACKET. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 019984
Seller: HALCYON BOOKS, LONDON, United Kingdom
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Seller: Tarrington Books, Tarrington, HEF, United Kingdom
Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Dust jacket: Light shelf wear and very slight marking. Short tear to top edge of rear cover. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good. Book: First English translation of the earliest treatise on musical instruments printed in the west, includes a substantial introduction. The book provides rudimentary instruction on playing the clavichord, lute and recorder. Black cloth binding. Slight marking to page edges, otherwise in first class condition throughout. Overall book condition is Near Fine. Size: 6.25 x 9.25 inches (16 x 23.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: xii, 275. Seller Inventory # 1237E028
Seller: Hugh Hardinge Books, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Black boards and spine, the latter lettered in gilt on purple; lower front leading corner bumped. Jacket lightly rubbed on corners including aforementioned bump. Internally remainder mark on title page. Seller Inventory # X2369
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