Medieval instruments
The vielle and rebecs presented in this section are reconstructions developed from the study of frescoes and other medieval iconographic sources. Alongside these reconstructions are instruments made on commission, developed in relation to the specific needs of the musician.
Rebec
Reconstruction of a 13th-century rebec
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Bartolo di Fredi — Coronation of the Virgin, 1388
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Cappellone degli Spagnoli, Santa Maria Novella, 1365–1366
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Madonna del Belvedere — Coronation of the Virgin, 1417
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Scrovegni Chapel — Giotto, 1303–1305
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Domenico di Bartolo — Virgin of Humility, 1433
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