Human Accomplishment: the Pursuit of Excellence in the Arts and Sciences, 800 B.C. -1950
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Von Händler/Antiquariat, BOOK COLLECTOR [53856945], Sydney, Australia.
"This book provides a comprehensive account of the development of the genuine pipe-organ, an instrument of music with its own identity, from the earliest times until the present century. Several chapters deal with the organ in Britain, America, Germany, France and elsewhere. There is a glossary of organ stops, a section on acoustics, structure and mechanism, also a short section on the use of the organ which might supplement the study of the instrument with a tutor". BOOK DETAILS: This is an Ex Library copy but it is in very good condition. It is tight and sound throughout.The library has covered the dust wrapper in plastic and this has preserved the jacket. There are some library cancellation stamps inside the book. A barcode sticker is present (under the plastic covering on the wrapper's spine) The manila (cardboard) card pocket was fixed to the inside boards, its removal has left some traces behind. Illustrated. 603pp (incl. index). Heavy book weighs approx. 1064g. Please note that books that weigh in excess of 1kg. (1000g) will exceed the estimated postage shown if book is being mailed to an overseas destination. This BOOK IS IN STOCK and READY TO MAIL NOW. Your book when ordered will be securely packed and promptly dispatched by The Book Collector (Established:1993). ***Prompt professional service - satisfaction guaranteed.*** Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Best-Book-Depot.
So begins Charles Murray's unique account of human excellence from the age of Homer to our own time. Employing techniques that historians have developed over the last century but that have rarely been applied to books written for the general public, Murray compiles inventories of the people who have been essential to the stories of literature, music, art, philosophy, and the sciences -- a total of 4,002 men and women from around the world, ranked according to their eminence.The heart of Human Accomplishment is a series of enthralling descriptive chapters: on the giants in the arts and what sets them apart from the merely great; on the differences between great achievement in the arts and in the sciences; on the meta-inventions, 14 crucial leaps in human capacity to create great art and science; and on the patterns and trajectories of accomplishment across time and geography. Why has accomplishment been so concentrated in Europe? Among men? Since 1400? Charles Murray presents evidence that the rate of great accomplishment has been declining in the last century, asks what it means, and offers a rich framework for thinking about the conditions under which the human spirit has expressed itself most gloriously. , Audio Cassette, Ausgabe: Abridged, Format: Bargain Price, Label: Macdonald, Macdonald, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 2003-11-01, Studio: Macdonald, Verkaufsrang: 4802836.

Lieferung aus: Australien, Versandkosten nach: USA.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Terra Australis Books.
London, United Kingdom: Macdonald & Co (publishers) Ltd , 1981. Usual library marks. 603 pages with b/w illustrations. A comprehensive account of the development of the genuine pipe-organ. . Reprint of Fourth Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Lieferung aus: Vereinigtes Königreich Grossbritannien und Nordirland, zzgl. Versandkosten, Verandgebiet: EUR.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Bond Books, Dorset, Sturminster Newton, [RE:5].
Book. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. Hardcover, 4th Revised and Enlarged ed.

Lieferung aus: Vereinigtes Königreich Grossbritannien und Nordirland, zzgl. Versandkosten, Verandgebiet: EUR.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Better World Books UK, FIFE, Dunfermline, [RE:4].