| 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: | out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free stock image for all purposes usage credit requested |
Notes: |
“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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| Scanner dpi: | 2400 |
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