Musical Instruments at the South Kensington Museum: H.—Vielle, or Hurdy-Gurdy details |
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| Image title: | Musical Instruments at the South Kensington Museum: H.—Vielle, or Hurdy-Gurdy | |
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| Source: | Leighton, George C.: “Illustrated London News Vol 56” (1870) | |
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| Keywords: | musical instruments, greyscale | |
| Status: | public domain in the USA, out of copyright in Canada, hence royalty-free stock image for all purposes and no usage credit required | |
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“The French vielle, which we should call a hurdy-gurdy, bears the date of 1550, and the monograms of Catherine de Medici and of Henri II., with the Royal arms of France; it has ten ivory keys and six tuning pegs; it is decorated, in black outline, with hunting-scenes and arabesques.” (p. 368) |
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| Blog link: | http://www.fromoldbooks.org/IllustratedLondonNews-Vol56/pages/377-Vielle,-or-Hurdy-Gurdy//377-Vielle,-or-Hurdy-Gurdy-q75-355x500.jpg | |
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