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Harmonicorum libri XII : in quibus agitur de sonorum natura, causis, et effectibus: de consonantiis, dissonantiis, rationibus, generibus, modis, cantibus, compositione, orbísque totius harmonicis instrumentis / authore M. Mersenno.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection Folio FC6 M5553 635h 1648
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mersenne, Marin, 1588-1648.
- Language:
- Latin
- Subjects (All):
- Music theory--Early works to 1800.
- Music theory.
- Music--Acoustics and physics--Early works to 1800.
- Music.
- Music--Acoustics and physics.
- Musical instruments--Early works to 1800.
- Musical instruments.
- Physical Description:
- 14 unnumbered pages, 184, 168 pages : illustrations, music ; 36 cm (folio)
- Edition:
- Editio aucta.
- Fingerprint:
- s.ad i-os æ.i- Orvn (3) 1648 (R)
- Place of Publication:
- Lutetiae Parisiorum : Sumptibus Guillelmi Baudry ..., MDCXLVIII [1648]
- Notes:
- A reissue, with new title page and preliminaries of "Harmonicorum libri", published by Baudry in 1636.
- Title printed in red and black.
- Title vignette; woodcut initials; head-pieces.
- "F. Marini Mersenni harmonicorum instrumentorum"--p. 1-168 (2nd count).
- Pagination: p. 126-131, 154-159 omitted in paging of pt. 1; other slight errors in paging.
- Local Notes:
- Culture Class Collection copy bound in full parchment; author and title in ms. on spine; title in ms. on spine; all edges speckled green.
- Culture Class Collection copy has effaced unidentified stamp on title page.
- Cited in:
- Brunet, J.-C. Manuel du libraire, III, 1662
- Contains:
- F. Marini Mersenni harmonicorum instrumentorum.
- OCLC:
- 848164840
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