Lot number 2717 - Auction 150
LE VIOLON - GEORGE HART

LE VIOLON - GEORGE HART Paris, 1886 Half leather, 416 pages. 29 x 25 cm. Le Violon - ses luthiers célèbres et leurs imitateurs. Le Violon is Hart's comprehensive work on the history, architecture and imitations of the violin. The French edition was published in 1886, translated by Alphonse Royer and supplemented by richly illustrated wood engravings by Stradivari, Guarneri, Amati and other masters. This rare edition is an elegant and expertly annotated standard work on violin history and offers a profound insight into the great Cremonese violin makers. Part. Traces of use.