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A Treatise of the Natural Grounds, and Principles of Harmony
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| AUTHOR |
By William Holder
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PUBLISHER AND
COPYRIGHT |
Published F. Heptinstall, for Philip Monckton at the Star in St. Paul's Churchyard, 1701. Second Edition.
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SIZE and ATTRIBUTES
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Hardcover book with leather tips and spine. Contains one foldout chart and other in-text diagrams.
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CONDITION
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Good. Good binding, appears to be all original. There is one page that has a small tear (1/2" long) along lower edge that appears to be professionally repaired with tranparent tape.
Inside front are notes from a previous bookseller comparing this edition to the first edition of 1694, and with other notes about this particular edition (see photograph).
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COMMENTS
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This gem of a book, is written by the highly Holder, noted for his work in music theory and in phonetics. This book was high respected in its day and years afterward, and is a scholarly treatment of the physical and mathematical principles of music based upon the then known scientific information of the day.
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