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Henry George Farmer.
Sa’adyah Gaon on the Influence of Music (i); bound together with Maimonides on Listening to Music, from the Responsa of Moses ben Maimon (d. 1204) (ii) and "Ghosts": An excursus on Arabic musical bibliographies.
Publishers: (i) London: Arthur Probsthain, 1943; (ii & iii) Hinrichsen, n.d.; (ii) is, no. 3 in a limited edition of 225; (iii) appears to be an offprint, no provenance given, but a limitation sticker at the front states "Hinrichsen edition, no. 533".
[No ISBN].
Binding: hardback, stitch bound: appears to be three paperback bound together by a previous owner; no dustjacket.
Printer: (i) Taylor's Foreign Press & Burns Bailey & Co., London; (ii) printed by Stephen Austin & Sons, Hertford; (iii) no printer stated.
Size: 181x242x16mm.
Page count:: (i) xi,109pp; (ii) vi,21pp; (iii) reproduces pp. 123-130 of its original publication.
Main languages: Primarily English: (i) gives some Hebrew and Arabic texts with translation, and (ii) gives a Hebrew text with facing translation.
Overall condition fair: At least 6 pages have some marginal marks in ink, previous owner’s name on the half-title page of Sa’adyah Gaon (plus an annotation stating “500 copies printed”); boards a little grubby; otherwise looks in generally good order.

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Weight without packaging: 562g.

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Contents of (i): Doctrine of the influence of music; Sa’adyah Gaon n the influence of music; Al-Kindi on rhythm & its influence; Gaon on rhythm & its influence; The Payyetanic Hebrew interpretation; Bar Hiyya's Hebrew version; Berekyah ha-Naqdan's Hebrew summary; Ibn Tibbon's Hebrew translation; Interpretation of the rhythmic modes.

(ii) contains an edition and facing translation of the Maimonides text.

See also | Music | Hebraica |
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