I have a Note of many books on bells, which may be acceptable to readers of
"N. & Q." Those marked *, Cancellieri, in his work, calls Protestant
writers on the subject.
* Anon. Recueil curieux et edifiant sur les Cloches de l'Eglise, avec
les Ceremonies de leur Benediction. Cologne, 1757.
Barraud (Abb.). Notice sur les Cloches. 8vo., Caen, 1844.
Boemeri (G. L.). Programma de Feudo Campanario. Gottingae, 1755.
Buonmattei (Ben.). Declamazione delle Campane, dopo le sue Cicalate
delle tre Sirocchie. Pisa, 1635.
Campani (Gio. Ant.). Opera. The frontispiece a large bell. Roma, 1495.
Cancellieri (F.). Descrizione della nuova Campana Magiore della
Basilica Vaticana. Roma, 1786.
Cancellieri (F.). Descrizione delle due nuove Campane di Campidoglio
beneditte del Pio VII. Roma, 1806, 4to.
* Cave (G. G.). An Turrium et Campanarum Usus in Repub. Christ. Deo
displiceat? Leipsiae, 1709, 4to.
Conrad (Dietericus). De Campanis. Germanice.
* Eggers (Nic.). Dissertatio de Campanarum Materia et Forma.
Eggers (Nic.). Dissertatio de Origine et Nomine Campanarum. Ienae,
1684.
Eschenwecker. De eo quod justum est circa Campanas.
Fesc (Laberanus du). Des Cloches. 12mo., Paris, 1607-19.
* Goezii. Diatriba de Baptismo Campanarum, Lubecae, 1612.
Grimaud (Gilb.). Liturgie Sacree, avec un Traite des Cloches. Lyons,
1666, 4to. Pavia, 1678, 12mo.
* Hilschen (Gio.). Dissertatio de Campanis Templorum. Leipsiae, 1690.
* Homberg (Gas.). De Superstitiosis Campanarum pulsibus, ad eliciendas
preces, quibus placentur fulmina, excogitatis. 4to., Frankfortiae,
1577.
Lazzarini (Alex.). De vario Tintinnabulorum Usu apud veteres Hebraeos
et Ethnicos. 2 vols. 8vo., Romae, 1822.
Ludovici (G. F.). De eo quod justum est circa Campanas. Halae, 1708 et
1739.
Magii (Hier.). De Tintinnabulis, cum notis F. Swertii et Jungermanni.
12mo., Amstelodamae et Hanoviae, 1608, 1664, 1689. "A learned
work."--Parr.
Martene. De Ritibus Ecclesiae.
* Medelii (Geo.). An Campanarum Sonitus Fulmina, Tonitura, et Fulgura
impedire possit. 4to. 1703.
Mitzler (B. A.). De Campanis.
* Nerturgii (Mar.). Campanula Penitentiae. 4to., Dresden, 1644.
Paciaudi. Dissertazione su due Campane di Capua. Neapoli, 1750.
Pacichelli (Ab. J. B.). De Tintinnabulo Nolano Lucubratio Autumnalis.
Neapoli, 1693. Dr. Parr calls this "a great curiosity."
Pagii. De Campanis Dissertatio.
Rocca (Ang.). De Campanis Commentarius. 4to. Romae, 1612.
* Reimanni (Geo. Chris.). De Campanis earumque Origine, vario Usu,
Abusu, et Juribus. 4to., Isenaci, 1769.
Saponti (G. M.). Notificazione per la solenne Benedizione della nuova
Campana da Collocarsi nella Metropolitana di S. Lorenzo. Geneva, 1750.
Seligmann (Got. Fr). De Campana Urinatoria. Leipsiae, 1677, 4to.
* Stockflet (Ar.). Dissertatio de Campanarum Usu. 4to., Altdorfii,
1665, 1666.
* Storius (G. M.). De Campanis Templorum. 4to., Leipsiae, 1692.
Swertius (Fran.).
Thiers (G. B.). Des Cloches. 12mo., Paris, 1602, 1619.
Thiers (J. B). Traite des Cloches. Paris, 1721.
* Walleri (Ar.). De Campanis et praecipuis earum Usibus. 8vo. Holmiae,
1694.
Willietti (Car.) Ragguaglio delle Campane di Viliglia. 4to., Roma,
1601.
Zech (F. S.). De Campanis et Instrumentis Musicis.
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Without enumerating any Encyclopaedias (in most of which may be found very
able and interesting articles on the subject), in the following works the
best treatises for all _practical_ purposes will be found:
Pirotechnia, del Vannuccio Biringuccio, nobile Senese, 1540, 1550,
1559, 1678. There is a French translation of it by Jasper Vincent,
1556--1572, 1627. The tenth chapter is about bells. Magius refers to it
in these words:--"In illa, perscriptum in Italico Sermone, et
delineatum quisque reperiet, quicquid ad artem ediscendam conducit,
usque adeo, ut et quo pacto, Campanae in turribus constituantur ac
moveantur, edoceat, optimeque figuris delineatis commonstret."
Ducange in Glossario, in vocibus Aes, Campana, Codon, Cloca, Crotalum,
Glogga, Lebes, Nola, Petasus, Signum, Squilla, Tintinnabulum.
Mersenni (F. M.). Harmonicorum Libri XII. Paris, 1629, 1643. (Liber
Quartus de Campanis.) This and Biringuccio contain all the art and
mystery of bell-casting, &c. &c.
Puffendorff. De Campanarum Usu in obitu Parochiani publice
significando, in ejus Observationibus. Jur. Univers., p. iv. No. 104.
And now with regard to our English authors; their productions seem to be
confined chiefly to the _Art of Ringing_, as the following list will show:
Tintinalogia, or the Art of Ringing improved, by T. W[hite]. 18mo.,
1668. This is the book alluded to by Dr. Burney, in his _History of
Music_, vol. iv. p. 413.
Campanalogia, or the Art of Ringing improved. 18mo., 1677. This was by
_Fabian Steadman_.
Campanalogia, improved by I. D. and C. M., London scholars. 18mo.,
1702.
Ditto 2nd edition 18mo., 1705.
Ditto 3rd edition 18mo., 1733.
Ditto 4th edition 18mo., 1753.
Ditto 5th edition, by J. Monk. 18mo., 1766.
The School of Recreation, or Gentleman's Tutor in various Exercises,
one of which is _Ringing_. 1684.
Clavis Campanalogia, by Jones, Reeves, and Blackmore. 12mo., 1788.
Reprinted in 1796 and 1800?
The Ringer's True Guide, by S. Beaufoy. 12mo., 1804.
The Campanalogia, or Universal Instructor in the Art of Ringing, by
William Shipway. 12mo., 1816.
Elements of Campanalogia, by H. Hubbard. 12mo., 1845.
The Bell: its Origin, History, and Uses, by Rev. A. Gatty. 12mo., 1847.
Ditto, enlarged. 1848.
Blunt's Use and Abuse of Church Bells. 8vo., 1846.
Ellacombe's Practical Remarks on Belfries and Ringers. 8vo., 1850.
Ellacombe's Paper on Bells, with Illustrations, in the Report of
Bristol Architectural Society. 1850.
Croome's Few Words on Bells and Bell-ringing. 8vo., 1851.
Woolf's Address on the Science of Campanology. Tract. 1851.
Plain Hints to Bell-ringers. No. 47. of _Parochial Tracts_. 1852?
The Art of Change-ringing, by B. Thackrah. 12mo., 1852.
To these may be added, as single poetical productions,
The Legend of the Limerick Bell Founder, published in the _Dublin
University Mag._, Sept. 1847.
The Bell, by Schiller.
Perhaps some courteous reader of "N. & Q." may be able to correct any error
there may be in the list, or to add to it.
There is a curious collection of MSS. on the subject by the late Mr.
Osborn, among the _Additional MSS._, Nos. 19,368 and 19,373.