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Books about Instruments
General books on instruments are at ML460 in Reference and General Stacks. Encyclopedias also have articles on instruments.
Dictionaries of instruments are in Reference at ML 102 .I5. Some of the best are:
Musical Instruments of the World by Call Number: ML102.I5 M88 1997 (Reference)ISBN: 0806998474Publication Date: 1997-06-30
A Survey of Musical Instruments by Call Number: ML460.M365 S94 (Reference and General Stacks)ISBN: 0060127767Publication Date: 1975-04-01
Instruments on the Web
- Roderic C. Knight Musical Instrument CollectionA searchable collection of instruments at Oberlin College Conservatory of Music.
Musical Instruments
Evert Collier's Self-Portrait with a Vanitas Still-life, 1684 (courtesy Wikimedia Commons)