Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Edmund A. Bowles collection of musical iconography, 1300-1985 |
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| Inclusive Dates | 1300-1985 |
| Bulk Dates | 1350-1550 |
| Call No. | ML31.B675 |
| Creator | Bowles, Edmund A. (Edmund Addison) |
| Extent | approximately 2,700 items |
| Extent | 22 containers |
| Extent | 11 linear feet |
| Language | Collection material in English, Latin, and Arabic |
| Location | Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu022027 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2016570571 |
| Summary | Edmund Bowles (born 1925) is a musicologist specializing in the history of the timpani and other musical instruments. This collection consists of photostats and photographic prints of musical iconography dating from 1300 through 1985, the bulk of which was created during the fourteenth through sixteenth centuries. It is especially rich in representations of percussion instruments, particularly the timpani, and includes a considerable amount of sacred imagery. |