Abstract
Introduction 1. Imagery 2. Who owned a gittern? 3. The gittern trade 4. 'An instruction to the Gitterne' 5. Sounding strings 6. The gittern and Tudor song 7. Thomas Whythorne: the autobiography of a Tudor guitarist Conclusion Appendices: Appendix A. The terms 'gittern' and 'cittern' Appendix B. References to gitterns from 1542-1605 Appendix C. The probate inventory of Dennys Bucke (1584) Appendix D. Octave strings on the fourth and third course Appendix E. The fiddle tunings of Jerome of Moravia, swept strings and the guitar Appendix F. The mandore and the wire-strung gittern Appendix G. The ethos of the guitar in sixteenth-century France Appendix H. Raphe Bowle.
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