Harmonicorum libri - Mersenne, Marin 1588-1648 (Paris Baudry, 1635)
1st ed. in Latin
Bound in vellum, not complete and not bound correctly, contains many beautiful woodcut illustrations (especially the second part)
The first part deals with how sound works, consonants, dissonants, harmonics, modi. The second part is about instruments, sorted in categories, with many beautiful woodcut and engraved illustrations.
Dedicated to Henri Louis Habert de Montmor, French scholar and friend of Mersenne.
Ex libris Caroli Francisi De Courual (ms on tp)
In quibus agitur de sonorum natura, causis & effectibus: De Consonantiis, Dissonantiis, Rationibus, Generibus, Modis, Cantibus, Compositione, orbisque totius Harmonicis Instrumentis. Ad Henricum Mommorum. Opus utile Grammaticis, Oratoribus, Philosophis, Iurisconsultis, Medicis, Mathematicis, atque Theologis.
Keywords: Jesuits; 17th Century (1601-1700); Acoustics; Natural science; Music philosophy and esthetics; Natural science; France