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Ciaramella;Shawm

Place of production:Italy
Date of production:
Collection:Bate Collection, Oxford

Launeddas

Place of production:Sardinia
Date of production:
Collection:Bate Collection, Oxford

Chanter;Bagpipe Part;Zampogna

Place of production:Italy
Date of production:
Collection:Bate Collection, Oxford

Conch Shell

Place of production:Italy
Date of production:
Collection:Bate Collection, Oxford

Friction Drum

Place of production:Italy, Pisa
Date of production:
Collection:Bate Collection, Oxford

Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.

Place of production:Italy (?)
Date of production:Possibly 1908
Collection:University of Edinburgh

Duplex horn. Nominal pitch: F / E♭.

Place of production:Milan/Italy
Date of production:1851-1905, probably c1870
Collection:University of Edinburgh

Dulcimer.

Place of production:Probably Italy
Date of production:Probably 18th but possibly 17th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

Shawm. Nominal pitch: Probably G.

Place of production:Probably Italy
Date of production:Probably c1900
Collection:University of Edinburgh

Bagpipe.

Place of production:Calabria/Italy
Date of production:Late 18th or 19th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

Lute

Place of production:Veneto/Italy
Date of production:Early 17th century, possibly c1620
Collection:University of Edinburgh

Bow for viola d'amore.

Place of production:Possibly Italy
Date of production:Probably 19thcentury
Collection:University of Edinburgh

Bersag horn. Nominal pitch: 4½-ftB♭.

Place of production:Milan/Italy
Date of production:Probably early 20th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

Mouthpiece for bersag horn.

Place of production:Possibly Italy
Date of production:Late 19th or early 20th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

Bersag horn. Nominal pitch: B♭.

Place of production:Milan/Italy
Date of production:1893 or soon after
Collection:University of Edinburgh

Bass trumpet. Nominal pitch: 9-ft B♭.

Place of production:Milan/Italy
Date of production:Probably early 20th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

Grand pianoforte.

Place of production:Novara
Date of production:1796Serial Number:
Collection:University of Edinburgh

Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.

Place of production:Milan/Italy
Date of production:20thcentury
Collection:University of Edinburgh

Mandolin

Place of production:Naples (Timezone: Europe/Rome)
Date of production:
Collection:Milton Keynes Museum

Clapper

Place of production:Italy
Date of production:1500-1600 (made)
Collection:Victoria and Albert Museum

Recorder

Place of production:Italy?
Date of production:16th century
Collection:Bate Collection, Oxford

Harpsichord

Place of production:Rome
Date of production:1521 (made)
Collection:Victoria and Albert Museum

Bell

Place of production:Venice
Date of production:mid 16th century (made)
Collection:Victoria and Albert Museum

Harpsichord

Place of production:Venice
Date of production:1531
Collection:Royal College of Music Museum

Virginal

Place of production:Italy
Date of production:mid 16th century
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

Italian polygonal virginal

Place of production:Trento (Timezone: Europe/Rome)
Date of production:c.1540
Collection:Royal Northern College of Music

Lute

Place of production:Bologna
Date of production:ca. 1540 (made)
Collection:Victoria and Albert Museum

Virginal

Place of production:Palermo (Timezone: Europe/Rome)
Date of production:1540
Collection:Fenton House

Lute body

Place of production:Venice
Date of production:about 1550. (Made)
Collection:Victoria and Albert Museum

Lute

Place of production:Venice
Date of production:second half of 16th century
Collection:Royal College of Music Museum

Treble viol

Place of production:Venice (Timezone: Europe/Rome)
Date of production:2nd half of the 16th century
Collection:Ashmolean Museum

Virginal

Place of production:Italy
Date of production:second half of 16th century
Collection:Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum

Virginal

Place of production:Milan
Date of production:1555 (Made)
Collection:Victoria and Albert Museum

Viola

Place of production:Brescia (Timezone: Europe/Rome)
Date of production:before 1609
Collection:Ashmolean Museum

Cittern

Place of production:Brescia (Timezone: Europe/Rome)
Date of production:c. 1560 - 1570
Collection:Ashmolean Museum

Viol, possibly bass

Place of production:Brescia (Timezone: Europe/Rome)
Date of production:1562
Collection:Ashmolean Museum

Violin

Place of production:Cremona (Timezone: Europe/Rome)
Date of production:1564
Collection:Tullie House

'Charles IX' viola

Place of production:Cremona (Timezone: Europe/Rome)
Date of production:after 1564
Collection:Ashmolean Museum

Violin

Place of production:Cremona (Timezone: Europe/Rome)
Date of production:1564
Collection:Ashmolean Museum

Cittern

Place of production:Italy, probably
Date of production:c.1570
Collection:Ashmolean Museum

Virginal

Place of production:Italy
Date of production:1568 (Made)
Collection:Victoria and Albert Museum

Necked fiddles; tenor viol

Place of production:Italy
Date of production:late 16th century
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

Harpsichord

Place of production:Venice
Date of production:1574 (made)
Collection:Victoria and Albert Museum

Lute

Place of production:Padua
Date of production:circa 1580
Collection:Royal College of Music Museum

Cittern

Place of production:Brescia
Date of production:c. 1580
Collection:Royal College of Music Museum

Cornett

Place of production:Italy
Date of production:ca. 1580 (made)
Collection:Victoria and Albert Museum

Lira da braccio

Place of production:Venice (Timezone: Europe/Rome)
Date of production:c.1580
Collection:Ashmolean Museum

Virginal

Place of production:Milan
Date of production:1577 (made)
Collection:Victoria and Albert Museum

Spinnetta-a-tavola

Place of production:Italy
Date of production:
Collection:Fitzwilliam Museum

Viol, possibly bass

Place of production:Brescia (Timezone: Europe/Rome)
Date of production:late 16th century
Collection:Ashmolean Museum

Cittern

Place of production:Urbino
Date of production:1582 (made)
Collection:Victoria and Albert Museum

Virginal

Place of production:Venice (Timezone: Europe/Rome)
Date of production:late 16th or early 17th century
Collection:Fenton House

Harpsichord

Place of production:Italy
Date of production:c.1590
Collection:Fenton House

Virginal.

Place of production:North Italy
Date of production:1586
Collection:University of Edinburgh

Cornett

Place of production:Italy
Date of production:1590-1610 (made)
Collection:Victoria and Albert Museum

Chitarrone

Place of production:Padua
Date of production:1592 (made)
Collection:Victoria and Albert Museum

Viola

Place of production:Cremona (Timezone: Europe/Rome)
Date of production:1592
Collection:Ashmolean Museum

Virginal

Place of production:Venice
Date of production:1593
Collection:Royal College of Music Museum

Spinet

Place of production:Venice
Date of production:1594 (made) 1961 (restored)
Collection:Victoria and Albert Museum

Clappers

Place of production:Italy
Date of production:ca. 1600 (made)
Collection:Victoria and Albert Museum

Octave spinet

Place of production:Italy
Date of production:ca. 1600 (made)
Collection:Victoria and Albert Museum

Guitar.

Place of production:Italy
Date of production:Circa 1600
Collection:University of Edinburgh

Viola (probably converted from a 'lira da braccio')

Place of production:Brescia (Timezone: Europe/Rome)
Date of production:c.1600
Collection:Ashmolean Museum

Lute

Place of production:Italy
Date of production:
Collection:Fitzwilliam Museum

Lute

Place of production:Padua
Date of production:1600
Collection:Royal College of Music Museum

Chitarra battente

Place of production:Venice (Timezone: Europe/Rome)
Date of production:
Collection:Dean Castle

Octave Spinet

Place of production:Italy
Date of production:
Collection:Dean Castle

Guitar

Place of production:Italy
Date of production:17th century
Collection:Royal Northern College of Music

Colascione

Place of production:Italy
Date of production:17th century
Collection:Dean Castle

Lute

Place of production:Italy
Date of production:17th century
Collection:Dean Castle

Mandore

Place of production:Italy
Date of production:17th century
Collection:Dean Castle

Positive organ

Place of production:Florence (Timezone: Europe/Rome)
Date of production:17th century
Collection:Dean Castle

Cornett. Nominal pitch: 2¾-ft G

Place of production:Italy (?)
Date of production:(17th Century)
Collection:University of Edinburgh

Archlute; lute; theorbo

Place of production:Florence (Timezone: Europe/Rome)
Date of production:17th century
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

Guitar

Place of production:Italy
Date of production:
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

Guitar

Place of production:Italy
Date of production:17th century
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

Violin

Place of production:Pesaro (Timezone: Europe/Rome)
Date of production:17th century
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

Chitarrone

Place of production:Venice
Date of production:1608
Collection:Royal College of Music Museum

Archlute

Place of production:Padua
Date of production:1609
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

Virginal

Place of production:Florence (Timezone: Europe/Rome)
Date of production:c.1610–1620
Collection:National Museums Liverpool

Viol, possibly bass

Place of production:Cremona (Timezone: Europe/Rome)
Date of production:1611
Collection:Ashmolean Museum

Chitarrone

Place of production:Rome
Date of production:1614 (made)
Collection:Victoria and Albert Museum

Guitar

Place of production:Ancona
Date of production:circa 1620
Collection:Royal College of Music Museum

Single-manual harpsichord.

Place of production:Florence/Firenze/Tuscany/Italy
Date of production:Circa 1620
Collection:University of Edinburgh

Virginal.

Place of production:Florence/Firenze/Tuscany/Italy
Date of production:Circa 1620
Collection:University of Edinburgh

Violin

Place of production:Cremona (Timezone: Europe/Rome)
Date of production:1618
Collection:Ashmolean Museum

Archlute

Place of production:Rome
Date of production:1619 (made)
Collection:Victoria and Albert Museum

Guitar

Place of production:Italy
Date of production:
Collection:Fitzwilliam Museum

Chitarrone

Place of production:Siena
Date of production:1621 (made)
Collection:Victoria and Albert Museum

Harpsichord

Place of production:Viterbo (Timezone: Europe/Rome)
Date of production:1622
Collection:Cobbe Collection

Guitar

Place of production:Venice (city)
Date of production:1623 (made)
Collection:Victoria and Albert Museum

Guitar

Place of production:Italy
Date of production:circa 1630
Collection:Royal College of Music Museum

Guitar

Place of production:Venice
Date of production:ca. 1630 (made)
Collection:Victoria and Albert Museum

Lute

Place of production:Venice (city)
Date of production:ca. 1630 (made)
Collection:Victoria and Albert Museum

Chitarrone

Place of production:Italy
Date of production:1626 (made)
Collection:Victoria and Albert Museum

Lute Body

Place of production:Padova (Timezone: Europe/Rome)
Date of production:1627
Collection:Birmingham Conservatoire

Neck of guitar

Place of production:Venice
Date of production:1627 (Made)
Collection:Victoria and Albert Museum

Triple-manual harpsichord.

Place of production:Prato
Date of production:1627
Collection:University of Edinburgh

Guitar

Place of production:Venice (Timezone: Europe/Rome)
Date of production:
Collection:Ashmolean Museum

Violin

Place of production:Cremona (Timezone: Europe/Rome)
Date of production:1629
Collection:Royal Academy of Music Museum