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Ancient and rare Welsh crwth (or Chrotta Brittana mentioned by Venantius Fortunatus circa AD 617) and Russian balalaika or peasant's triangular guitar. Chromolithograph from an illustration by William Gibb from A.J. Hipkins' "Musical Instruments, Historic, Rare and Unique," Adam and Charles Black, Edinburgh, 1888. Alfred James Hipkins (1826-1903) was an English musicologist who specialized in the history of the pianoforte and other instruments. William Gibb was a master illustrator and chromolithographer and illustrated "The Royal House of Stuart" (1890), "Naval and Military Trophies" (1896), and others.

Ancient and rare Welsh crwth (or Chrotta Brittana mentioned by Venantius Fortunatus circa AD 617) and Russian balalaika or peasant's triangular guitar. Chromolithograph from an illustration by William Gibb from A.J. Hipkins' "Musical Instruments, Historic, Rare and Unique," Adam and Charles Black, Edinburgh, 1888. Alfred James Hipkins (1826-1903) was an English musicologist who specialized in the history of the pianoforte and other instruments. William Gibb was a master illustrator and chromolithographer and illustrated "The Royal House of Stuart" (1890), "Naval and Military Trophies" (1896), and others.
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Ancient and rare Welsh crwth (or Chrotta Brittana mentioned by Venantius Fortunatus circa AD 617) and Russian balalaika or peasant's triangular guitar. Chromolithograph from an illustration by William Gibb from A.J. Hipkins' "Musical Instruments, Historic, Rare and Unique," Adam and Charles Black, Edinburgh, 1888. Alfred James Hipkins (1826-1903) was an English musicologist who specialized in the history of the pianoforte and other instruments. William Gibb was a master illustrator and chromolithographer and illustrated "The Royal House of Stuart" (1890), "Naval and Military Trophies" (1896), and others.
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4280 x 5808 px | 71.1 MB
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36.2 x 49.2 cm | 14.3 x 19.4 in (300 dpi)