Bibliographical Society, London, first edition, 1975. Cloth, 4to, 28 cm,. xi, 188 pp, ills, facs. Contents: I. A Successor to Steele: Bibliographical ‘Forms'; Music Type; II. The Politics Of The Music Patents: William Seres (1553); John Day (1559); Thomas Talus and William Byrd (1575); Richard Day's Assignees (1584); Thomas East (1588); Thomas Morley (1598); The Company of Stationers (1603); William Barley (1606); III. Psalm Books: Mixed Copies; Three Early Music Type Faces; John Day's Part-Book Type Face; Granjon Music Type; The Small Type Faces of Van den Keere (?) and Granjon (?); Other Type Faces Used in Psalm Books; Solfège Type; Special Aspects and Later History of the Printing of Psalm Books; IV. Part Books: Music Layout; Haultin's Part-Book Type and Its Derivatives; Other Part-Book Type Faces; Tablature Books; V. Song Books: John Playford; Playford's Associates and Successors; Round-Note Type Faces; VI. Engravings, Broadside Ballads, And Song Sheets: The Beginnings of English Music Engraving; Later Engraved Music Books; Music in the Broadside Ballads; The Origins of the Song Sheet; VII. Some Conclusions: Appendix: A Chronological Synopsis of Music Type Faces; Bibliography; Index. Covers a little marked, ownership stamp with name blacked out on front pastedown endpaper, otherwise Good.

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Bookseller: Wykeham Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: BIBLIO-23434
Title: English Music Printing, 1553-1700
Author: Krummel, D.W
Format/Binding: Cloth, 4to, 28 cm,
Book Condition: Used - Covers a little marked, ownership stamp with name blacked out on front pastedown endpaper, otherwise Good
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0197217885
ISBN 13: 9780197217887
Publisher: Bibliographical Society, London, first edition, 1975
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1975
Pages: xi, 188 pp, ills, facs
Keywords: Music printing England Performing Arts History Reading Room Krummel, Donald William 0197217885
Bookseller catalogs: Music & Musicians (Bibliographies);

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