Marvels of sound and beauty
Subtitle: Italian Baroque musical instruments
By: edited by Franca Falletti, Renato Meucci, Gabriele Rossi-Rognoni.
Contributors: Falletti, Franca.; Meucci, Renato.; Rossi Rognoni, Gabriele.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Giunti; Firenze musei; Giunti Editore; Ministero per i beni e le Attività Culturali, Soprintendenza Speciale per il Polo Museale fiorentino
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Florence
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9788809053953
Subjects: Musical instruments -- Italy -- 17th century -- Exhibitions.; Musical instruments -- Italy -- 18th century -- Exhibitions.
Genres: Exhibitions.
Notes: Catalog of an exhibition held at the Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence, June 21-Nov. 4, 2007.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-251) and index.
Table of contents: title: Resounding beauties : the beauty of sound / Franca Falletti; title: Mucial instrument collections in Renaissance and Baroque Italy / Renato Meucci; title: Italian musical instruments in Europe : the dynamics of an exodus / Gabriele Rossi-Rognoni; title: Musical instruments between decoration, form and function : considerations on beauty / Claudio Paolini; title: Zoomorphic and theatrical musical instruments in the late Italian Renaissance and Baroque eras / Herbert Heyde; title: Musical instruments made of unusual and precious materials, jewels in their own right / Friedemann Hellwig; title: Paintings and sculptures on European musical instruments / Florence Gétreau.