Antoine Stradivari Luthier Celebre Connu Sous Le Nom De Stradivarius Precede De Recherches Historiques et Critiques Sur L'origine et Les Transformations Des Instruments a Archet et Suivi D'analyses Theoriques Sur L'archet et Sur Francois Tourte...
Paris: Vuillaume. 1856. First edition.
[i], [xi], Table des Matieres, 128 pp. Includes woodcut illustrations and a facsimile letter from Stradivari. Bound in red marbled boards, red leather spine somewhat rubbed, contemporary ownership signature on half-title ("J. Soeff violiniste 70 rue Truffaut Paris"), else fine.
This volume traces the history and development of bowed instruments with a focus on Stradivari. It also includes an analysis of the bows of François Tourte and a chapter on the Guarneri family.
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