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Philomele
Philomele. a form of wire-strung violin with a flat back. Guitar-shape with a double curve at shoulders. Flat two-piece front, fine-grained, with unusual and elaborate flame soundholes edged with delicate chequered purfling and lines. Similar purfling on front and back, and on top and bottom edges of ribs. Flat two-piece back and ribs all of ?kingwood. Strings were attached to hitchpins on bridge …
Type of item
- Musical Instrument
- Violin
- http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/6472
- Musical instrument
Date
- mid 19th century
Type of item
- Musical Instrument
- Violin
- http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/6472
- Musical instrument
Date
- mid 19th century
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Identifier
- #MINIM-UK:9168
Providing country
- Europe
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-12-16T15:27:33.841Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-12-17T12:57:36.684Z