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Polygonal Virginal converted to a Tangent Piano
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Polygonal Virginal converted to a Tangent Piano

Franciscus Bonafinis · 1585 or 1587; converted in 1717

Cypress, ebony, ivory, various materials
Musical Instruments
CC0 — Public Domain
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The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889

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