Keates Timothy - Music as a science of mankind in eighteenth-century Britain

My work on this project began with a doctoral dissertation at the University of Bologna in Italy, a study that greatly benefited from the guidance of Tom Dixon, Paolo Gozza and Antonio Serravezza. I also wish to express my gratitude to Lorenzo Bianconi, who at that stage read and commented on some chapters. Invaluable advice came from Penelope Gouk, who read some parts of the book and supported my proposal from the very beginning.

I gratefully acknowledge the assistance of the staff of the library of the Dipartimento di Musica e Spettacolo (University of Bologna), in particular Angela Capelli, who granted me the possibility of unlimited book borrowing. The resources of the British Library have been of inestimable value to me throughout the work. My thanks go also to the National Gallery, which granted me permission to use a picture from their collection. Readers for Ashgate Publishing made many helpful suggestions. To Timothy Keates I owe a particular debt of gratitude for translating the whole work from Italian into English. Financial support came mostly from the University of Bologna, with a PhD scholarship at the beginning of my studies on this subject, and subsequently with a research Fellowship. A final, special, thank you goes again to Paolo Gozza, who with endless kindness and considerable patience encouraged me along this uneven path.

Maria Semi

Bologna, Italy

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