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Gitterns

Scope note

Small, short-necked lutelike chordophones of Medieval Europe, either having a rounded body with no clear division between body and neck, or flat-backed with a short but distinct neck.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000205494

Equivalent Terms used

gittern

Created

13yrs ago

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