Page 16 - A drawing of musical instruments in a frame

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Page 16 - A drawing of musical instruments in a frame

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This is plate 16, from Michael Praetorius's book, Syntagma musicum De Organographia (volume 2), originally printed in 1619 in Wolfenbüttell. It features a group of plucked instruments from the era, including
1) Paduanische Theorba
2) Laute mit Abzugern oder Testudo Theorbata
3) Chor Laute
4) Quinterna
5) Mandöraen
6) Sechs Chörichte Chor Zitter
7) Klein Englisch Zitterlein
8) Klein Geig [or] Posche genant.

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1619
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