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"Crotalogía or Science of the Castanets"
The fundamental concepts, description and construction of castanets, or unique and easy method to learn to touch them as an autodidact, glimpse biting satire and sharp Augustine Florencio Francisco author. Palau says: the Augustinian Fray Juan Fernández de Rojas is the real author.
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Height | 3 cm. |
Width | 15 cm. |
Depth | 20 cm. |
Weight | 300 gr. |
"Crotalogía or Science of the Castanets"
This facsimile reproduces the original edition of the Royal Printing printed in Madrid in 1792.
Palau indicates that the Augustinian Friar Juan Fernández de Rojas is the true author ( which is indicated in preliminary leaf ) signature here with two pseudonyms .
The book is a satire of the analytical method of playing the castanets .
Take as castanets reason that in themselves do not have much travel to analyze socio-cultural reality of Spain at the time. Barbieri says: The crotalogía who happens to be a treaty of to touch castanets , is really a fine satire against the encyclopedic euphoria that came to Spain from eighteenth century France.
It becomes a scientific and philosophical treatise camouflaged irony laden strategically against what at the time was seen as the " Spain cañí".
The castanets are the element that accompanies us to the goal of this historical work . Consequently, this book becomes part of the legacy of that lovers can enjoy the castanets .
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