38/108
Vielle.jpg 16th century galleyThumbnailsMap showing the first settlements made on the Eastern coast of North America16th century galleyThumbnailsMap showing the first settlements made on the Eastern coast of North America16th century galleyThumbnailsMap showing the first settlements made on the Eastern coast of North America16th century galleyThumbnailsMap showing the first settlements made on the Eastern coast of North America
Google+ Twitter Facebook Tumblr

The woodcut represents a very beautiful vielle; French, of about 1550, with monograms of Henry II. This is at South Kensington.

The contrivance of placing a string or two at the side of the finger-board is evidently very old, and was also gradually adopted on other instruments of the violin class of a somewhat later period than that of the vielle; for instance, on the lira di braccio of the Italians. It was likewise adopted on the lute, to obtain a fuller power in the bass; and hence arose the theorbo, the archlute, and other varieties of the old lute.

Author
Musical Instruments
Written by Carl Engel
Published in 1875
Available from gutenberg.org
Dimensions
600*234
Visits
1959
Downloads
38