Marvels of sound and beauty: Italian Baroque musical instruments

Falletti, F. and Meucci, R. and Rossi Rognoni, G., eds. (2007) Marvels of sound and beauty: Italian Baroque musical instruments. Giunti, Florence. ISBN 978-88-09-05395-3

Abstract

This volume offers a magnificently illustrated look at some the most lavish musical instruments from the Baroque period. This lavishly illustrated volume takes readers on visually stunning tour of the Marvels of Sound and Beauty exhibition held at the renowned Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence. Gathering together more than sixty musical instruments from the Baroque era (17th to early 18th century), in which the choice of materials, the richness and quality of the decorations, and the unusual and surprising nature of the instruments reveal the craftsman's intention to create a visual work of art in addition to a musical one.

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