Came across this e-book - "The Violin: its famous makers and their Imitators", by George Hart- while searching the net for info about makers.
It's part of Project Gutenberg (c.500 pages) and gives history, dates and commentaries on individual makers, arranged alphabetically by country, with very clear wood engravings of the instruments, and the text of original makers labels.
Scroll down to Section XV for the 'Anecdotes and Miscellanea on the Violin' for some nice stuff on Dr.Johnson etc.
Superb free resource on the instrument's history. Enjoy!
Re: Free e-Book- "The Violin", by George Hart (1909)
Make sure you download the html version and Save As an html file if you want the illustrations as well - no pictures in the ascii files!
Many thanks, P-K, for unearthing this one!
Re: Free e-Book- "The Violin", by George Hart (1909)
Fab - thanks for that!
Further to the download, if you download the zipped version, you can read the html file in the zipped version but it won't have the pictures unless you unzip the folder and then view it.
Great book and a great resource to have. Thank you!!
Free e-Book- "The Violin", by George Hart (1909)
Free e-Book- "The Violin", by George Hart (1909)
Came across this e-book - "The Violin: its famous makers and their Imitators", by George Hart- while searching the net for info about makers.
It's part of Project Gutenberg (c.500 pages) and gives history, dates and commentaries on individual makers, arranged alphabetically by country, with very clear wood engravings of the instruments, and the text of original makers labels.
Scroll down to Section XV for the 'Anecdotes and Miscellanea on the Violin' for some nice stuff on Dr.Johnson etc.
Superb free resource on the instrument's history. Enjoy!
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/21982/21982-h/21982-h.htm#dream
# Posted on April 28th 2008 by P-K
Re: Free e-Book- "The Violin", by George Hart (1909)
I've seen this book mentioned on other histories of the violin. Thanks!
# Posted on April 28th 2008 by Pirate-Fiddler
Re: Free e-Book- "The Violin", by George Hart (1909)
Make sure you download the html version and Save As an html file if you want the illustrations as well - no pictures in the ascii files!
Many thanks, P-K, for unearthing this one!
# Posted on April 28th 2008 by lazyhound
Re: Free e-Book- "The Violin", by George Hart (1909)
Fab - thanks for that!
Further to the download, if you download the zipped version, you can read the html file in the zipped version but it won't have the pictures unless you unzip the folder and then view it.
Great book and a great resource to have. Thank you!!
# Posted on April 29th 2008 by Mark Harmer
Re: Free e-Book- "The Violin", by George Hart (1909)
Hi
Thankf for sharing this with us, a great find.
Good luck
Mike
# Posted on April 29th 2008 by Mikea