. Musical instruments . I| 40.—Anyil playiii;; a : , afican oil paintiiiti liy Ainliroiiio lia Iri iliLaic 15th cuiitiiry. N .iliiiiia) Cialleiv. Ill,. T ;.—Aiigil |>layiiij; a \ii)l, allcr an nil , by Anihio^ ila Ilcilis. 1 ^lll oimiry. Xalioiial Tu;. .|i- — Ak( HI 1 I I iisciilccl K iiichi in ( Street London, iy(y^. I. .|<;1 ni., \\ . i.\\ in. No. (j-;i • \ictoria anil AIIhiI Mu^ciiin. POST-MEDLEVAL. 105 second string, etc., and to mark with letters on the hnes thefrets at which the fingers ought to be placed—a indicatingthe open stri
. Musical instruments . I| 40.—Anyil playiii;; a : , afican oil paintiiiti liy Ainliroiiio lia Iri iliLaic 15th cuiitiiry. N .iliiiiia) Cialleiv. Ill,. T ;.—Aiigil |>layiiij; a \ii)l, allcr an nil , by Anihio^ ila Ilcilis. 1 ^lll oimiry. Xalioiial Tu;. .|i- — Ak( HI 1 I I iisciilccl K iiichi in ( Street London, iy(y^. I. .|<;1 ni., \\ . i.\\ in. No. (j-;i • \ictoria anil AIIhiI Mu^ciiin. POST-MEDLEVAL. 105 second string, etc., and to mark with letters on the hnes thefrets at which the fingers ought to be placed—a indicatingthe open string, b the first fret, c the second fret, and so oh. The lute was made of various sizes, according to the purposefor which it was intended in performance. The treble-lutewas of the smallest dimensions, and the bass-lute of the theorbo, or double-necked lute which appears to havecome into use during the sixteenth century, had in additionto the strings situated over the finger-board a number of othersrunning at the left side of the finger-board which could notbe shortened by the fingers, and which produced the bass tones. The archlute is a large theorbo with a peculiar arrangementof the strings (Fig. 41). Several of them wirc doubled, theadditional string being tune
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