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So casting about I learned about a popular early instrument called a citole. This page documents my research inquiry into the instrument, and my efforts to ...
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Citole - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Citole was largely a pre-1400 phenomenon. It is generally shown as a four-string instrument, with a body generally referred to as "holly-leaf" shaped. ... The citole has been proposed as the ancestor of the renaissance cittern, largely, it seems, from the association of both instruments with commoners and "low"
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Building the medieval citole ... The body and neck of the medieval citole was carved from a solid block of wood. For this citole I used a block of mahogany 4 inches thick. The soundboard was glued on separately.
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My citole building projects ... 14th Century Citole; The citole is a predecessor of the guitar, it is a plucked instrument from the 11th century. The citole had no particular set shape or size, but like the rebec, the body and neck were carved from one single piece of wood.
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Welcome To Citole Company Website!! ... French CITOLE watch was born in romantic Paris, France in 1978, which is designed and developed by professional designers of France CITOLE HK Binli International Investment Co., Ltd, and produced and distributed by Guangzhou Binli Watch Industry Co., Ltd. CITOLE watches have...
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A citole is the medieval equivalent of a guitar. This example is both a unique survival of its type and an outstanding example of medieval secular art. It was highly prized in its day and highly regarded throughout its history. ... Alterations have been made to the citole at several points in the past,
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This citole is a reconstruction of one of the instruments from the famous illuminations in the El Escorial MS of the Cantigas de Santa Maria (late 13th century Spain).
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Further Developments and Citole News ... BM Citole Symposium ... My citole is copied from the original, which I have been able to study in detail. In making this reproduction, I sought to approximate the body shape as nearly as I could, restoring obvious alterations.
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Citole makers--a comprehensive list of more than a dozen citole and other early stringed instrument makers, restorers, repairers & sellers. ... For additional information about citoles, visit the Citole section of the Early String Instruments page.
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