Thanks Sean, Mine measures 19cm (7.5") by 13.5cm (5 3/8") actual print on the page. Roughly 75% + of your edition. Fine for sitting in a chair and perusing. And the price was very reasonable. Thanks again, Tom > Tom, > > I just looked at my old Scolar Press facsimile and measured the height > of the first page of music (Unquiet thoughts). From top of the "I" to > the bottom of the extra stanzas measures 24.7cm (10 5/8") --this is > the verticle boundry of the printed area; not the page size. The > publisher's Note at the beginning states that it is reproduced at the > original size. This one is reprinted from the British Library. > > I've always found this series and those printed at the original size > to be fairly legible on the table or music stand. There are other > facsimiles that are "shot down" where it becomes pointless to > sightread. For example, there is an edition of Tobias Hume that > recently circulated around local viola da gambists that I consider way > too small for practical play. If this too small go with Scolar Press > if you can find them or Performer's Facsimiles. > > Sean > > > > On Jan 20, 2012, at 9:30 AM, t...@heartistrymusic.com wrote: > > Hello Luters, > I recently purchased a new facsimile edition of John Dowland's First > > Booke of Songes Or > Ayres. (Peter Short - 1597) ($13.85 via Amazon). > It is "print-on-demand" from EBBO (Early English Books Online). > Probably from microfilm, it says it is a reproduction of an original > in the Henry E. Huntington Library. > It measures 7.5 x 9.75 inches. > The cantus and lute tablature are on the left-hand page, with the > tenor, alto, and bass on the right-hand page. It appears to be an > accurate "study" facsimile edition, but would be difficult to read > from on a table. > Was the original larger? > And were all the parts for a song printed on one sheet of paper? > What was the original format? > Thanks, > Tom > > Tom Draughon > Heartistry Music > http://www.heartistry.com/artists/tom.html > 714 9th Avenue West > Ashland, WI 54806 > 715-682-9362 > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > >
Tom Draughon Heartistry Music http://www.heartistry.com/artists/tom.html 714 9th Avenue West Ashland, WI 54806 715-682-9362
