| Document | Date | Century | City | Province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory of possessions of the merchant Jacob Elendt (Ellend) of Augsburg. | 1577 | 16cent/3/late | Krakow |
Inventory of possessions of the merchant Jacob Elendt (Ellend) of Augsburg, who died 1577 in Cracow, there was among other music instruments also a large Spanish "Quinterna" in a wooden case. This might have been a vihuela.
The instrument is described as "Hispanska Quinterna wielka w puzdrze drewnianim"
| Document type | Subject | Siglum | Archive name | Call no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| archival document | Vihuelas Persons |
"Hispanska Quinterna wielka w puzdrze drewnianim"
It seems that Ellendt sold music instruments in Poland and East-Prussia (Königsberg), since his name also occurs in Königsberg court accounts.
(Information supplied by P. Kiraly Feb 1998)
| Code | Author | Item | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| chybinski1911 | Chybiński, Adolf. | “Z inwentarzy krakowskich 1550-1600. Przyczynek do dziejów kultury muzycznej w dawnym Krakowie,” Przegląd Muzyczny 1911 nr 19, s. 9-10. |