The musical instruments of classical antiquity, illustrated

Bianchini, Francesco. De tribus generibus instrumentorum musicae veterum organicae dissertatio.

€ 2,800.00

First edition of this famous treatise on the musical instruments of classical antiquity, posthumously published. The engraved plates show a total of 59 instruments, including 24 different wind instruments. Bianchini (Blanchinus, 1662-1729) served in high offices under Popes Clement XI and Innocent XIII.

Very wide-margined, untrimmed copy in excellent state of preservation, showing only a little staining to the title page; one leaf with marginal repair and some 5 lleaves browned in the upper margin.