Illuminated Manuscript Music Box

$14.95 at The Getty Museum.

Art and music combine in this charming music box. The outer paper box features a detail from Mira Calligraphiae, an illuminated model book of calligraphy in the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum. Inside, a high-quality sound mechanism is mounted on a resonance board for sound quality. The melody "The Blue Danube" by Johann  Strauss ll plays when the hand crank is turned.- Box dimensions: 2.25 inches x 1.75 x 1.25 inches- Made in China- Item #: GMB09 From 1561 to 1562, Georg Bocskay, court secretary to…