Athanasius Kircher wrote Musurgia Universalis in 1650. It presents his knowledge of instruments, acoustics and music theory.
There is a reproduction of the manuscript available on line in two volumes:

Musician and Appalachian Mountain Dulcimer Maker
Dec 18th, 2007 by Doug Berch
Athanasius Kircher wrote Musurgia Universalis in 1650. It presents his knowledge of instruments, acoustics and music theory.
There is a reproduction of the manuscript available on line in two volumes:
