History of the Violin, and Other Instruments Played on with the Bow from the Remotest Times to the Present

Solicitor and writer on music William Sandys (1792-1874) and Simon Andrew Forster (1801-70), of the famous family of instrument makers, collaborated on this 1864 work. It is an important treatise of its time for its historical survey of bowed instruments, and for its first-hand information on the Forster family.

Procurorul si scriitorul de muzica William Sandys (1792-1874) si Simon Andrew Forster (1801-70), din faimoasa familie de producatori de instrumente, au colaborat la aceasta lucrare din 1864. Este un tratat important al timpului sau pentru cercetarea istorica a instrumentelor cu arc si pentru informatiile sale directe despre familia Forster.