Stradivari's genius
Subtitle: five violins, one cello, and three centuries of enduring perfection
By: Toby Faber.
Publisher: RB Large Print
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Prince Frederick, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 330
Subjects: Stradivari, Antonio, -- d. 1737; Bowed stringed instruments; Violin; Violoncello; Large type books
Description: Antonio Stradivari (1644-1737) was a perfectionist whose single-minded pursuit of excellence changed the world of music. In the course of his long career in the northern Italian city of Cremona, he created more than a thousand stringed instruments; approximately six hundred survive. In this fascinating book, Toby Faber traces the rich, multilayered stories of six of these peerless instruments--five violins and a cello--and the one towering artist who brought them into being.
Notes: Originally published: New York : Random House, 2004.

"LP325"--Spine.

Includes bibliographical references.