Author: Shawqi, Yusuf [1925-1987] [ Ibn al-Munajjim, Yayá ibn Ali (855 or 6 - 912 AD)]
Title: Risalat Ibn al-Munajjim fi al-musiqá wa kashf rumuz Kitab al-Aghani
Description: al-Qahirah, Dar al-Kutub, 1976. orig. wrappers. 30x21cm, 1016,(36)pp. Weighs 2.5 kilos.. 7 facsimile photoplates.. Some minor rubbing. Unopened. Spine creased. Good. ¶ Arabic text. Textual musical illustrations. Includes a 3-page English preface. "Ibn al-Munajjim's Essay on Music and the Melodic Ciphers of Kitab al-Aghani" [authored by Abu al-Faraj al-Isbahani (897 or 8 - 967 AD)]

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