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Lev's violin : an Italian adventure

Attlee, Helena, 1958-2021
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From the moment she hears this violin for the first time, Helena Attlee is captivated. She is told that it is no ordinary violin. It's known as "Lev's Violin" and it is an Italian instrument, named after its former Russian owner. Eager to discover all she can about its ancestry and the stories contained within its delicate wooden body, she sets out for Cremona, birthplace of the Italian violin. This is the beginning of a beguiling journey whose end she could never have anticipated. Making its way from dusty workshops, through Alpine forests, cool Venetian churches, glittering Florentine courts, and far-flung Russian flea markets, Lev's Violin takes us from the heart of Italy to its very furthest reaches. Its story of luthiers and scientists, princes and orphans, musicians, composers, travellers and raconteurs swells to a poignant meditation on the power of objects, stories and music to shape individual lives and to craft entire cultures.
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Imprint:
[London] : Particular Books, 2021.©2021
Collation:
vii, 213 pages : maps ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780241402559 (hbk)9780241402559
Dewey class:
945.07
Language:
English
BRN:
370251
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
Sandringham LibraryAdult Non Fiction - History945.07 ATTAvailable
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