Music, Acoustics & Architecture
by Beranek, Leo
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1962. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. Imperial octavo, oatmeal colored cloth covered boards. 586 pp. including name and subject indexes. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs and floor plans and diagrams of famous orchestra halls and auditoria. A fantastic survey of the acoustic properties of music halls around the world with analyis and commentary on the science/art of designing accoutically warm and intimate performance spaces. Tiny prior owner name at top corner of pastedown, else fine in a tight, clean, bright, unclipped dust jacket with a couple of short closed edge tears. Fine in very good plus dust jacket..
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- Bookseller
- Brillig Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 09104
- Title
- Music, Acoustics & Architecture
- Author
- Beranek, Leo
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1962
- Keywords
- BERANEK, DESIGN, BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION, CONCERT, MUSIC, HALL, AUDITORIUM, SOUND, ACOUSTICS, ARCHITECT, ARCHITECTURE, ARCHITECTURAL, THEORY, PRACTICE, GUIDE, TECHNIQUE, ABSORPTION, ROYAL ALBERT, HISTORY, RATING, SCALE, WARMTH, TIMBER, SYMPHONY, ORCHESTRAL
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About the Seller
Brillig Books
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
About Brillig Books
An independent bookseller of uncommon, out-of-print, used and rare books since 1991.
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