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English guitars

Scope note

Type of late cittern very popular in England from about 1750 to 1810, having a flat or slightly convex back and six courses of metal strings, the bottom two being single-strung and the upper four double. NGDMI

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300042849

Broader Terms used

citterns

Narrower Terms used

keyed guitars

Equivalent Terms used

English guitar

Created

13yrs ago

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