Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustrations. See 54537-h.htm or 54537-h.zip: (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/54537/54537-h/54537-h.htm) or (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/54537/54537-h.zip) Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive. See https://archive.org/details/musicalinstrumen00engeiala MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS * * * * * * SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM ART HANDBOOKS. EDITED BY WILLIAM MASKELL. NO. 5.--MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. _These Handbooks are reprints of the dissertations prefixed to the large catalogues of the chief divisions of works of art in the Museum at South Kensington; arranged and so far abridged as to bring each into a portable shape. The Lords of the Committee of Council on Education having determined on the publication of them, the editor trusts that they will meet the purpose intended; namely, to be useful, not alone for the collections at South Kensington but for other collections, by enabling the public at a trifling cost to understand something of the history and character of the subjects treated of._ _The authorities referred to in each book are given in the large catalogues; where will also be found detailed descriptions of the very numerous examples in the South Kensington Museum._ W. M. _August, 1875._ * * * * * * MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS by CARL ENGEL With Numerous Woodcuts [Illustration] Published for the Committee of Council on Education by Chapman and Hall, Ltd., London. LIST OF WOODCUTS. PAGE Prehistoric whistle 9 Ancient Egyptian flute concert 13 The supposed Hebrew lyre at Beni Hassan 22 Ancient bagpipe from Tarsus 24 Hebrew trumpets, from the arch of Titus 25 Grecian harp and lyre 28 Greek lyres 29 Greek flutes 31 The _diaulos_ 32 Etruscan _cornu_ 33 Hydraulic organ 34 Roman girl and _tibia_ 36 Roman trumpets 36 Chinese king 39 " pien-tchung 41 " hiuen-tchung 42 " ou 43