{"product_id":"the-museum-of-imaginary-musical-instruments","title":"The Museum of Imaginary Musical Instruments","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Museum of Imaginary Musical Instruments\u003c\/span\u003e is a guided tour through centuries of instruments that never existed. From ancient myths to futuristic media, these imagined devices appear in literature, theory, video games, and art, at times echoing real instruments, other times pushing far beyond the bounds of technology. This book presents a wide-ranging collection of such creations, showing how they reflect changing ideas about sound, invention, and the limits of the possible. At once a cultural history and a study of creative thought, it uncovers unexpected links between music, design, and the human urge to make meaning through sound. These are not just fictional artifacts; they are windows into what music might mean, even when it cannot be played.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(179, 179, 179);\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeirdre Loughridge, Thomas Patteson\u003cbr\u003eReaktion Books\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(179, 179, 179);\"\u003eHardcover, 200 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(179, 179, 179);\"\u003eISBN 9781836391852\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chicago Distribution Center","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48842840998123,"sku":"9781836391852","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0508\/1061\/files\/91WXxSlwMeL._SL1500.jpg?v=1781292433","url":"https:\/\/store.hammer.ucla.edu\/products\/the-museum-of-imaginary-musical-instruments","provider":"Hammer Museum Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}