Items matching musical instruments taken from Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)
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Illustrations from The Illustrated London News, Vol. LVI (1870).
This was a popular weekly newspaper in London, with huge numbers of engravings. Because of the printing processes and relatively low paper quality the engravings are not always very clear.
There is an index online at iln.org for 1870.
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Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | | Musical Instruments at the South Kensington Museum: G.—Flauto dolce, or flûte à bec. Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)
The Flauto dolce, or sweet flute, is called in English the Recorder.; in French is is the flûte à bec or beaked flute. “The tortoise-shell flauto dolce, or flageolet, belonged to the late illustrious [...] Keywords: musical instruments Places shown: none Added: 2006-08-04 + S K L R N |
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| Musical Instruments at the South Kensington Museum: O.—Harp-Lute Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)
“The instrument called a harp-lute, with twelve strings, was invented by Edward Light, of London, about seventy years ago, and was designed for accompanying vocal music, but never enjoyed much public [...] Keywords: musical instruments Places shown: none Added: 2007-04-04 + S K L R N |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | | Musical Instruments at the South Kensington Museum: S.—Castanets Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)
Castanets, a Spanish musical instrument. “[...] with two pair of modern castanets, one ivory and the other ebony, which require no special notice.” (p. 368) Keywords: musical instruments Places shown: none Added: 2006-05-09 + S K L R N |
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| Musical Instruments at the South Kensington Museum: R.—Spinet Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)
A Spinet is a sort of harpsichord—that is, a musical instrument with a keyboard but in which the keys are plucked rather than monked with a hammer as in a piano. The strings in a spinet go off at an [...] Keywords: musical instruments Places shown: none Added: 2006-05-23 + S K L R N |
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| Musical Instruments at the South Kensington Museum: K.—Violin. Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)
“The Earl of Warwick sends a boxwood violin, carved with woodland scenes, bearing the date of 1578, which was given by Queen Elizabeth to the Earl of Leicester, and which our present Queen [Victoria] [...] Keywords: musical instruments Places shown: none Added: 2007-04-04 + S K L R N |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | | Musical Instruments at the South Kensington Museum: A.—Mountain Horn Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)
“The mountain horn, of wood, bound with brass, is nearly 8ft. long, and is one of those used by the Alpine herdsmen of Switzerland, and likewise in Sweden, to give signals to each other, or to call th [...] Keywords: musical instruments Places shown: none Added: 2006-09-21 + S K L R N |
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| Musical Instruments at the South Kensington Museum: E.—Quinterna, of Chiterna Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)
The quinterna, or chiterna, made at Hamburg in 1539, is ornamented with tortoise-shell, ivory figures, and precious stones; it has ten strings of cat-gut.” (p. 368) Keywords: musical instruments Places shown: none Added: 2007-01-06 + S K L R N |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | | Musical Instruments at the South Kensington Museum: H.—Vielle, or Hurdy-Gurdy Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)
“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 [...] Keywords: musical instruments Places shown: none Added: 2007-01-06 + S K L R N |
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Items matching musical instruments taken from Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)
