{"product_id":"harps-and-harpists-revised-edition-paperback-softback-9780253030085","title":"Harps and Harpists, Revised Edition (Paperback \/ softback) 9780253030085","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHarps and Harpists, Revised Edition\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRoslyn Rensch (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253030085\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 27 February 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e384 pages, 24 color illus., 137 b\u0026amp;w illus.\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 2.1 cm, 0.953 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 2007 revision of Harps and Harpists by Roslyn Rensch is the fourth in its line by the author. Even cursory glances at the precursors of the present work show her lifetime odyssey and love affair with her instrument, and make interesting comparisons with one another.June 2008\u003c\/p\u003e (Notes)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eRevising her classic 1989 book Harps and Harpists, Roslyn Rensch expands her authoritative history of this timeless instrument. This lavishly illustrated edition, with 137 black-and-white images and 24 color plates, surveys the progress of the harp from antiquity to the present day. The new edition includes two new chapters; an extensive bibliography and index; personal anecdotes of the author's studies under Alberto Salvi; and an appendix on the Roslyn Rensch Papers and Harp Collection, which are housed at the University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 1. The Harp in the Ancient World\u003cbr\u003e1. The Beginning\u003cbr\u003e2. Beyond the Earliest Sources\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 2. The Non-Pedal Harp in Western Europe and North America\u003cbr\u003e3. Early Representations\u003cbr\u003e4. The Harp in Art, 1200–1665\u003cbr\u003e5. The Harp in Literature and Music\u003cbr\u003e6. Concerning Non-pedal Harps and Harpists\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 3. The Pedal Harp in Western Europe and North America\u003cbr\u003e7. Some Early Harps, Harpists, and Music\u003cbr\u003e8. From Single to Double Action\u003cbr\u003e9. The Colonies and the United States\u003cbr\u003e10. The Harp International\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 4. Retrospection and the Future\u003cbr\u003e11. Some Notable Events\u003cbr\u003e12. Four Essays by the Author\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eSelected Bibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52520709718296,"sku":"9780253030085","price":25.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/harps-and-harpists-revised-edition-paperback-softback-9780253030085","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}