Violins and Violin Makers

Pearce, Joseph

A Victorian Survey of Cremona Luthiers, Italian Craftsmanship, and Antique String Instrument Connoisseurship

9,00 €

ISBN: 9788027382156

Breite: 15,2 cm

Höhe: 22,9 cm

Gewicht: 114 g

Produktinformationen "Violins and Violin Makers"

Violins and Violin Makers is a compact yet ambitious survey of the violin's history, craftsmanship, and principal makers, written in the manner of a Victorian reference work enriched by aesthetic judgment. Pearce combines biographical notice, technical description, and connoisseurial commentary, giving particular attention to the celebrated Italian schools-Amati, Stradivari, Guarneri-while situating them within a broader European tradition of instrument making. Its prose is lucid, practical, and reverent, reflecting an age when musical scholarship, collecting, and performance culture increasingly overlapped. Joseph Pearce wrote at a time when the violin had become both a concert instrument of unrivalled prestige and an object of antiquarian fascination. His interest appears shaped by nineteenth-century efforts to classify artistic production, preserve specialist knowledge, and distinguish genuine craftsmanship from imitation. The book's emphasis on makers, materials, tone, and provenance suggests an author attentive not merely to music as sound, but to the cultural life of the object that produces it. This volume is recommended to readers interested in music history, luthiery, and the formation of violin connoisseurship. Though concise, it remains valuable as a historical document of taste, knowledge, and reverence for the violin's enduring artistry.

Eigenschaften "Violins and Violin Makers"

Format:	Taschenbuch / Softcover
Thema/BIC:	Saiteninstrumente
Verlag:	e-artnow

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