The gold bow is the culmination of a bowman's work in its execution and quality - a work of art of the highest sound quality, sought after and preserved by musicians and collectors around the world. This illustrated book presents gold-mounted violin, viola and cello bows by French, English and German masters of all eras of bow making. It shows in fascinating detail works of art from three centuries, in which masters of bow making demonstrated their high skills in wood, ivory and tortoiseshell processing as well as their skill as a goldsmith. Covering masterpieces starting from 1790, many of them published for the first time. Discover the works of legendary bowmakers: Adam, Lamy, Fetique, Ouchard, Bazin, Dodd, Hill, Hart, Nuremberg, Schramm, Weidhaas, Pfretzschner and many others. Language: English Bound with dust jacket, 262 pages
Author: Daniel Brueckner
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