Excerpt from The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, 1841, Vol. 6 Much good might result from a series of systematic inquiries into this subject, properly arranged, and conducted under the auspices of the Royal Asiatic Society; and if any additional induce ment were wanting as an incentive to such an undertaking, it might be found in the circumstance, that its utility would not be bounded by the art of music alone, but extend to the illustration of some of the most interesting and important questions that relate to the ancient inhabitants of Asia and Europe, their civilization and manners, and, generally speaking, the history and the literature of former ages and nations. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.