A history of musical instruments : school picture set number 2 /
A set of photographically illustrated sheets depicting a variety of works of art held by New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. Each sheet also includes text describing the musical and historical contexts and backgrounds of each illustration. Among the topics discussed are harp players, the med...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
The Metropolitan Museum of Art,
Approximately 1950-1975.
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| Series: | School picture set (Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)) ;
no. 2. |
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| Summary: | A set of photographically illustrated sheets depicting a variety of works of art held by New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. Each sheet also includes text describing the musical and historical contexts and backgrounds of each illustration. Among the topics discussed are harp players, the medieval fiddle and cross flute, a 16th-century German wood sculpture of an angel playing a lute, the organ, a 17th-century French engraving of a music party, the harpsichord, and more. Also included is a sheet with a brief history of musical instruments. |
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| Item Description: | Publisher's pictorial envelope printed in green and yellow, 16.2 x 10.1 cm. |
| Physical Description: | 18 sheets : illustrations (photographs) ; 15.3 x 9.6 cm |