Vihuela Database

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October 11, 2019

The Vihuela de mano and related instruments in Renaissance Spain                                                                                                                                                    This site houses information about the vihuela de mano, or simply vihuela, the plucked musical instrument that flourished during the approximate period 1475-1625 in Spain and throughout the Spanish empire, as well as other regions that had cultural links with Spain.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Database created by John Griffiths