Published by J. S. Hyland, Chicago, IL, 1889
Seller: Nealsbooks, Menominee, MI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. The book is in very poor condition. The hinges are cracked. Some pages are loose but as far as I can see are all present. Pages are clean and unmarked. Cover corners and edges are worn. The spine material is torn.
Language: English
Published by J. S. Hyland, Chicago, 1889
Seller: BookManBookWoman Books, Nashville, TN, U.S.A.
First Edition
Leather. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Large oversized First Edition engraved leatherbound original 1889 book in very good + condition.Almost 300 engravings.12 full color plates. Shelf CL 1. Moderate wear to covers.Corners worn.Not a book club (BC)copy. No previous owner name, not ex library, not a remainder. PHOTOS POSTED WITH OUR BOOKS ARE STOCK AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT CONDITION OR EDITION OF BOOK OFFERED FOR SALE. WE DO NOT POST THE PHOTOS .
Published by London, UK
Seller: BookAddiction (IOBA, IBooknet), Canterbury, United Kingdom
Association Member: IOBA
US$ 82.85
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. A 1970 re-issue of the Medieval Academy of America's 1945 publication. xliv, 316pp, lightly illustrated and including musical scores. In plain green cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. 4to. Cloth very slightly rubbed on extreme corner points, very slightly pushed at spine ends, else neat, crisp, fresh and clean throughout. A handsome and imposing volume which sets out to make Landini (c. 1325-1397) 'cease to be the mythological figure he has appeared in the past' and to 'replace previous speculations regarding many aspects of fourteenth century music with the music itself'. Landini, blind from childhood as a result of smallpox, mastered many instruments including the lute, as well as the art of singing and musical composition. He also invented new instruments such as the stringed syrena syrenarum, an ancestor of the bandura. He is said to have written sacred music but none has survived. What has survived are some 150 ballate - songs for two or three voices. Hard to find volume.