| Document | Date | Century | City | Province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johannes Tinctoris, De Inventione et Usu Musica. | 1487/ca | 15cent/3/late | Belgium |
Johannes Tinctoris (1445-1511), De Inventione et Usu Musicae. MS. Unique copy held in Regensburg, Episcopal Library.
The lyre commonly called the lute [...]
The player holds the instrument with his
left hand, at the same time making the
notes by the pressure of his fingers, while
the strings are struck by the right hand
either with the fingers or with a plectrum.
| Document type | Subject | Siglum | Archive name | Call no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| non-fiction print | Vihuelas Music |
Verum: nunc vulgus eam ubique leutum apellat. Et forsan ad differentiam quorumdam aliorum instrumentorum: que ex ipssa lyra: progressu temporis apud diversas regiones inventa sunt. Siquidem hispanorum invento: ex lyra processit instrumentum quod ipsi ac Itali violam Gallici vero dimidum leutum vocant.
Et quamvis aliqui ad hoc instrumentum id est leutum: quaslibet cantilenas (ut supra tetigimus) jocundissime concinant: ad violam tamem sine arculo in Italia et hispania frequentius. Viola vero sum arculo: non solum ad hanc usum: sed etiam ad historiarum recitationem in plerisque partibus orbis assumitur.
Quid sit lyra populariter leuto dicta [...]
Et hanc sonitor mano sinistra non modo
sustinet: verum etiam digitorum ipstus
attactu: chordas deprimit ac elevat.
Altera vero: aut digitis ejus aut plectro
chordas ipsas percutit.
| Name | Status when cited | Social status |
|---|---|---|
| Tinctoris, Johannes | Living | Professional |
Text from corona1999, p. 250.
Old MGG has reproduction of Valencia MS with illustrations of instruments (check)
http://www.chmtl.indiana.edu/tml/15th/TININV_TEXT.html