now again with as the Persian el oud the same jaunty outline and the screws, so that I have been told that in the principal elements of construction which char- Paris it costs as much money to keep a lute as acterized the mouthpiece of gallantry of the to keep a horse. sixteenth century—a pine… … in public favor. The inventories of Henry VIIIare replete with its mention and under Elizabethvirginals were installed in barber shops for theedification of a suffering clientele. It seems agallant legend that it was in honor of the VirginQueen, herself an accomplished player, this instru-ment was…
Art · Decoration and ornament
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