Keyboard Musical Instruments in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Koster, John

ISBN 10: 0878464018 ISBN 13: 9780878464012

Published by Museum of Fine Arts, 1994

Language: English

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Keyboard Musical Instruments in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Publisher

Museum of Fine Arts

Publication Date

1994

Language

English

ISBN 10

0878464018

ISBN 13

9780878464012

Binding

Hardcover

Condition

Fine

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Near Fine

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Photographs and extensive technical information, balanced by biographical, art historical, and musicological essays, thoroughly document 53 instruments from the Museum's collection, illuminating the stages of the development of keyboard technology (including information on pianos) and placing each instrument in historical context. Species of wood used in the instruments were identified through microscopic analysis for this catalogue, which also includes an extensive glossary of technical keyboard instrument technology. Distributed by Northeastern U. Press. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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