The Art & History of Violin Cases

<P class=MsoNormal style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt><B style=mso-bidi-font-weight: normal><SPAN style=FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%>A King a Tsar a Marquis and a Messiah have one thing in common; they all had violin cases custom made for them. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office /></SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt><B style=mso-bidi-font-weight: normal><SPAN style=FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%>From the mundane to the magnificent violin cases span the centuries and reflect the cultural values and aspirations of the times and societies that produced and used them.</SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt><B style=mso-bidi-font-weight: normal><SPAN style=FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%>In this pioneering book devoted to violin cases Dr Wood reveals the diversity of craft skills that have gone into their production and how these have evolved over the last four centuries.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN></SPAN></B></P>