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Charles IX' viola
This large viola was made for the French court during the reign of Charles IX. The tailpiece is old and probably original; it has a little silver plate fitted over the gut, possibly added much later to protect the gut from damage. The fingerboard is not original but has been inlaid to match the tailpiece. The neck, also, is not old, but the pegbox and scroll are original. It is inscribed along the…
Type of item
- Musical Instrument
- http://www.mimo-db.eu/InstrumentsKeywords/3561
- http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/6473
- Musical instrument
Date
- after 1564
Type of item
- Musical Instrument
- http://www.mimo-db.eu/InstrumentsKeywords/3561
- http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/6473
- Musical instrument
Date
- after 1564
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Place-Time
- Cremona (Timezone: Europe/Rome)
- Cremona
Identifier
- #MINIM-UK:31671
Providing country
- Europe
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-12-16T15:27:33.841Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-12-17T12:57:36.684Z