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TitleGrondig Onderwys In Het Behandelen Der Viool
AuthorMozart, Leopold
EditionFirst Dutch
PublishedEnschedé, Johan Haarlem 1766
IllustratorNoorde, C. Van
DescriptionMOZART, LEOPOLD Grondig Onderwijs in Het Behandelen Der Viool. Haarlem, Enschedé, Johan. 1766, First Dutch. Full Calf, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ill.: Noorde, C. Van. Grondig onderwys in het behandelen der viool, ontworpen door Leopold Mozart. Met 4 konstplaaten en een Tafel van de regelen der Strykmanier etc XVI-259 PP. Engraved frontispice, [Mozart playing the violin, by C.v.Noorde] Engraved head piece at the dedication PP. [To the Dutch King, William the Fifth] 6 PP. Introduction by Mozart, delicately printed in Enschedé 's famous "Civilité" type, and 3 plates on how to hold and to play the violin and how to handle the bow, with a further, large folding table with music, on the technique of the bow and further, numerous musical examples in the text. A copy with generous margins.See: Scheurleer I, p345 : The first Dutch translation of the famous and influential "Versuch Einer Grundlichen Violinschule" (Ed. Augsburg 1756). Highly interesting from a typographical point of view. Printed by the famous Johannes Enschedé, one of the leading Dutch printers of this time, and still existing in the same town.He used a method invented by Joan Michael Fleischmann to print the music in the book. Orig. full calf, with gilded, double filet lines and a fine blind-stamped roll border.Spine with raised bands and contrasting titlepiece. Top of spine worn, small portion missing. The large table with closed tear, the prints, including the title page, loosely inserted. A good copy of an important, scarce and sought-after book. Fine. [Your booknumber: 2950]
Book conditionGood
BindingFull Calf
Book size4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Price 3250
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