chapter 1: short history of the harp in pictures
chapter 2: the invention of the Erard double action harp and its influence on the harpworld
chapter 3: short history about the origins of the ‘conservatoires’ (±1800) in Europe and their harp professors as far as harpist-composers are concerned
chapter 3: methods written by harpist-composers
chapter 4: idiomatic innovations as described in methods; Bochsa, Parish Alvars, Tournier, Renié, Salzedo, Victor Coeur, Labarre