Books About Music
Illustrations and Photos
This list provides an overview of books concerned with illustrations, graphics, photographs, etc. on music subjects.
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Antique Musical Instruments and Their Players, Filippo Bonanni. Dover Publications. 1964. ISBN 0486211797
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Great Composers in Historic Photographs, edited by James Camner. Dover Publications. 1981. ISBN 0436241327
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244 Portraits from the 1860's to the 1960's, arranged alphabetically, from Abt to Wolf. Each photo is accompanied by brief biographical information.
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Great Conductors in Historic Photographs, edited by James Camner. Dover Publications. 1982. ISBN 0486243974
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Photographs and brief biographical information for 193
conductors from 1860 to 1960.
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Great Opera Stars in Historic Photographs, Edited by James Camner. Dover Publications. 1978. ISBN 0486235750
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343 Portraits from 1850's to 1940's.
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Stars of the Operas in Photographs, Edited by James Camner. Dover Publications. 1986. ISBN 048625240X
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Photographs from 1950-1985.
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Great Instrumentalists in Historic Photographs, Edited by James Camner. Dover Publications. 1980. ISBN 0486239071
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274 Portraits from 1850 to 1950 with brief biographical information for each picture.
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Decorative Music Title Pages: 201 Examples from 1500-1800, Gottfried S. Fraenkel. Dover Publications. 1968. ISBN 0486219151
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Ready-To-Use Old-Fashioned Music Illustrations: Copyright-Free Designs, Carol Belanger Grafton. Dover Publications. 1990. ISBN 0486263053
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Music, a Pictorial Archive of Woodcuts and Engravings, Selected by Jim Harter. Dover Publications. 1980. ISBN 0486240029
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824 illustrations, copyright-free. Musical instruments with and without the performers, many from 19th century periodicals.
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Ready to Use Performing Arts Illustrations, Fred Marvin, editor. Dover Publications. 1986. ISBN 0486251845