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Musical instruments of Europe by country (43 C) B. ... Pages in category "European musical instruments" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
The 17th-century claim by Francesco Redi that Salvino degli Armati of Florence invented eyeglasses in the 13th century has been exposed as erroneous. [47] [48] Marco Polo is mistakenly claimed to have encountered eyeglasses during his travels in China in the 13th century. However, no such evidence appears in his accounts.
Category: Musical instruments of Europe by country. ... Ukrainian musical instruments (48 P) This page was last edited on 18 April 2024, at 20:55 (UTC). ...
Reading Saint Peter with eyeglasses (1466) Spectacles (1280s) The first spectacles, invented in Florence, used convex lenses which were of help only to the far-sighted. Concave lenses were not developed prior to the 15th century. Watermark (1282) This medieval innovation was used to mark paper products and to discourage counterfeiting.
Musical instruments of Europe by country (43 C) ... South American musical instruments by country (11 C) A. Afghan musical instruments (1 C, 11 P)
The musical instrument, which has 6 wires and is the main instrument in traditional Iranian music, is produced by Mazzrab. 314.122-4: Ireland: Irish Harp (Cruit or Cláirseach) Polychord wire-strung harp with a fore-pillar 322.221: Ireland: Great Irish Warpipes Píob Mhór: In modern times this instrument is essentially identical to the Great ...
The clavichord is an example of a period instrument. In the historically informed performance movement, musicians perform classical music using restored or replicated versions of the instruments for which it was originally written. Often performances by such musicians are said to be "on authentic instruments".
This is a list of medieval musical instruments used in European music during the Medieval period. It covers the period from before 1150 to 1400 A.D. There may be some overlap with Renaissance musical instruments; Renaissance music begins in the 15th century. The list mainly covers Western Europe.