File:Sir J. Hawkins - 1776 - Citole.jpg
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English: Engraving of the citole now in British Museum, published in 1776 by Sir John Hawking in the fourth volume of his A general history of the science and practice of music.
Letters are used to give dimensions: "The dimensions of the instrument are as follow. From the extremity of the tail-pin to the dragon's head, two feet. From A to B seven inches and a half. From C to D six inches. Length of the belly thirteen inches. Ehickness at E one inch, at F four and a half." |
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The image originally appeared in: J. Hawkins, A general history of the science and practice of music, Vol. 4, p. 343, T. Payne and Son, London (1776). This is a better reproduction from a recent paper: P. Kevin et al, A musical instrument fit for a queen: the metamorphosis of a Medieval citole, The British Museum Technical Research Bulletin, Volume 2, 2008, pp 13-28. |
| Author | Sir John Hawkins (29 March 1719 – 21 May 1789), English author |
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