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Musical Instruments, Historic, Rare and Unique

by A. J. Hipkins

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  1. 1Epigraph — Introduction
  2. 2Jewish Shophar
  3. 3Plate II. — Queen Mary’s Harp
  4. 4Plate III. — The Lamont Harp
  5. 5Plate IV. Cornemuse, Calabrian Bagpipe, Musette
  6. 6Plate V — Bagpipes
  7. 7Plate VI. Clavicytherium or Upright Spinet
  8. 8Plate VII. — Oliphant
  9. 9Plate VIII. — Queen Elizabeth’s Virginal
  10. 10Plate IX. — Queen Elizabeth’s Lute
  11. 11Plate X — The Rizzio Guitar
  12. 12Plate XI. — Positive Organ
  13. 13Plate XII. — Regal
  14. 14Plate XIII. — Portable Organ and Bible Regal
  15. 15Plate XIV. — Cetera
  16. 16Plate XV. — Lute
  17. 17Plate XVI. — The Orbo
  18. 18Plate XVII. — Dulcimer
  19. 19Plate XVIII. — Virginal
  20. 20Plate XIX. — Viola da Gamba
  21. 21Plate XX. — Double Spinet or Virginal
  22. 22Plate XXI. — Three Chitarroni
  23. 23Plate XXII. — Spinet
  24. 24Plate XXIII. — Quinterna and Mandoline
  25. 25Plate XXIV. Welsh Crwth. Russian Balaläika
  26. 26Plate XXV. — Violin, the Hellier Stradivarius, and Two Old Bows Not…
  27. 27Plate XXVI. — Violins, the Alard Stradivarius, the King Joseph Guar…
  28. 28Plate XXVII. — Viola D’Amore
  29. 29Plate XXVIII. — Cetera, by Antonius Stradivarius
  30. 30Plate XXIX. — Guitar, by Antonius Stradivarius
  31. 31Plate XXX. — Bell Harp and Hurdy-Gurdy
  32. 32Plate XXXI. — Sordini
  33. 33Plate XXXII. — Clavichord
  34. 34Plate XXXIII. — The Empress Harpsichord
  35. 35Plate XXXIV. — Pedal Harp
  36. 36Plate XXXV. — State Trumpet and Kettledrum
  37. 37Plate XXXVI. — Cavalry Bugle, With Tassels — Cavalry Trumpet, Embos…
  38. 38Plate XXXVII. Lituus, Roman Cavalry. Buccina, Roman Infantry. Corne…
  39. 39Plate XXXVIII. — Two Double Flageolets, a German Flute, and Two Flû…
  40. 40Plate XXXIX. — Dolciano. Oboe. Bassoon — Oboe da Caccia. Basset Horn
  41. 41Plate XL. — Sitárs and Vína
  42. 42Plate XLI. — Indian Drums
  43. 43Plate XLII. — Saw Duang & Bow — Saw Tai & Bow. Saw Oo & Bow — Klui.…
  44. 44Plate XLIII. — Ranat Ek. Khong Yai — Ta’khay
  45. 45Plate XLIV. — Hu-Ch’in & Bow. Shêng — San-Hsien. P’i-P’a
  46. 46Plate XLV. — Chinese Ti-Tzu, So-Na, Yueh-Ch’in — Japanese Hiji-Riki…
  47. 47Plate XLVI. — Japanese Koto
  48. 48Plate XLVII. — Siamisen, Kokiu, Biwa
  49. 49Plate XLVIII. — Marimba, of South Africa

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