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Scan 12
The story of the violin, 1904
15 lines. Read by computer on 24 September 2026, twice; the two readings disagreed in places. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.
1Contents
3PROLOGUE …………………………………………….. PAGE XXiii
5PART I.
7CHAPTER I.
8ORIGIN OF THE VIOLIN.
9Origin of the Violin still a puzzle—Gradual development—A European growth or an Eastern importation—Greeks and Romans—An insight into a highly ingenious system of music—Egyptian and Chaldean records—A vain search for a prehistoric fiddle—The Old Testament—A misleading translation …………………………………………….. I one of two readings
10Origin of the Violin still a puzzle—Gradual development—A European growth or an Eastern importation—Greeks and Romans—An insight into a highly ingenious system of music—Egyptian and Chaldean records—A vain search for a prehistoric fiddle—The Old Testament—A misleading translation …………………………………………….. 1 one of two readings
12CHAPTER II.
13TRADITION AND THE SCHOLAR (AN INTERLUDE).
14Tradition repeats a story and adds further variations—The ravan- astron …………………………………………….. 6
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