A history of percussion instruments from the Old Stone Age to the present day. Jeremy Montagu, a performer, historian, and curator of musical instruments, discusses common and uncommon percussion instruments from all parts of the world, tracing their...

The story of the flute in the musical life of Europe and North America from the 12th century to the 21st. It seeks to illustrate the relationship that has bound the instrument, its music, and performance technique together through eight centuries of...

This volume, along with its companion work, "Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds" provides a comprehensive guide to the architecture of Gloucestershire. Alan Brooks's extensively revised and expanded editions of David Verey's original volumes bring toge...

"The Buildings of Scotland", founded by Sir Nikolaus Pevsner (1902-1983) and Colin McWilliam (1928-1989), will, when complete, guide the reader to all buildings of significance in Scotland. In each volume, a gazetteer describes and interprets buildin...