Harmonograph A Visual Guide to the Mathematics of Music - Wooden Books North America Editions

Anthony Ashton

Paperback (15 Mar 2022)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Why did Pythagoras pause outside a Blacksmith's workshop? Can the nature of Harmony really be understood visually? Why do harmonies leave gaps or 'commas' when added together?

In this charming pocket book, Anthony Ashton uses a Victorian device called a Harmonograph to tell the story of Harmony and the intervals in the scale. With useful appendices and exquisite line drawings this is a unique and original introduction to this magical subject.

About the Publisher

Wooden Books

Wooden Books was founded in 1999 by designer John Martineau near Hay-on-Wye. The aim was to produce a beautiful series of recycled books based on the philosophies, arts and sciences. Using the Beatrix Potter formula of text facing picture pages, and old-styles fonts, along with hand-drawn illustrations and 19th century engravings, the books were designed not to date. Small but stuffed with information. Eco friendly and educational. Big ideas in a tiny space. There are over 1,000,000 Wooden Books now in print worldwide and growing, as readers from Canada to Korea, Greece to Spain, Japan to the Czech Republic all fall under the unique spell of this innovative series.

Book information

ISBN:	9781952178047
Publisher:	Wooden Books
Imprint:	Wooden Books
Pub date:	15 Mar 2022
DEWEY:	781.2
Language:	English
Number of pages:	64
Weight:	91g
Height:	168mm
Width:	140mm
Spine width:	8mm