Three Centuries of Harpsichord Making
first edition Hardcover
1965 · Cambridge
by Hubbard, Frank
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1965. First. Hardcover. VG, clean and tight but with ex-lib. marks/pocket to end papers and spine.. Crimson cloth; mauve dj with outline of harpsichord and black lettering. Protective clear cover taped on. 369 pp. and 41 bw plates. The history of harpsichord building from 1500 to 1800, by one of the world's expert makers. Historical survey, reinforced with technical data and single chapters devoted to each of the five most important schools of harpshicord making (Italy, Flanders, France, England, Germany). Includes all sorts of appendices and wonderful interior and exterior illustrations and diagrams. (Inventory #: 142667)