Musical instruments of the western world.
By: Photos. by Lilly Stunzi.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 1967
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 259
Subjects: Musical instruments.
First sentence: Musical instruments are strange and intriguing things.
Description: from the cover: "Dr Winternitz has devoted a lifetime to the study of musical instruments, and for this book he has selected some of the worlds most prized examples to discuss in detail, with full notes on techniques and materials used,  and the instrument maker, if known.   He examines fully the wider aspects of the interconnection of the instruments at any given age..".     It's a wonderful book with beautiful photographs, both color and black and white.   The classification section identifies 99 instruments that Dr. Winternitz discusses.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 254-256.
Table of contents: title: Form and Function
pagenum: 7; title: Historical Aspects
pagenum: 20; title: History of Collecting
pagenum: 32; title: Organological Literature
pagenum: 38; title: Classification
pagenum: 40; label: 2
title: Lur
pagenum: 44; label: 3
title: English Medieval Gittern
pagenum: 47; label: 4
title: Fiddle
pagenum: 48; label: 5
title: Crecelle
pagenum: 55; label: 6
title: Basslute
pagenum: 54; label: 7
title: Altolute
pagenum: 56; label: 8
title: Cittern
pagenum: 56; label: 9
title: Chitarrone
pagenum: 61; label: 10
title: Lira da Braccio
pagenum: 61; label: 11
title: Lira da Gamba
pagenum: 64; label: ..100
title: Grand Pianoforte
pagenum: 249