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A descriptive catalogue of the musical instruments in the South Kensington museum, preceded by an essay on the history of musical instruments, 1874
124 lines. Read by computer on 14 September 2026, twice; the two readings disagreed in places. Printed page 396. See the scan on archive.org.
1Plectron, Grecian . . . . 37
2Plectrum, Roman . . . . 42
3 " Assyrian . . . . 24
4 " Chinese . . . . 51
5 " Egyptian . . . . 15, 42
6 " Japanese . . . . 194, 195
7 " for the lute . . . 142
8 " for the sitar . . . 315
9Pleyer, spinet maker . . . 350
10Plochflöte, German . . . 224
11Pneumatic organ . . . . 40, 108
12Pochette, French . . . . 261
13 " sordino . . . . 292
14 " in the shape of a fish . . . 255
15Pochettes in the Special Exhibition . . . 360
16Po-fou, Chinese . . . . 51
17Pohlman, pianoforte maker . . . 359
18Poliphant . . . . 331
19Polish bagpipe . . . . 214
20Pommer, German . . . . 226, 373
21Pommerlsbach, Clays von, lute maker 244
22Ponga, ivory trumpet . . . 154
23Poongi, Hindu . . . . 57, 166
24Popular songs . . . . 4
25Porgt, lute maker . . . 244 one of two readings
26Porgt, lute maker . . . . 244 one of two readings
27Portuguese cithara . . . 330 one of two readings
28Portuguese cithara . . . . 330 one of two readings
29 " guitar . . . . 253
30Pofaune, trombone . . . 108 one of two readings
31Pofaune, trombone . . . . 108 one of two readings
32Prætorius on the zither . . . 330 one of two readings
33Prætorius on the zither . . . . 330 one of two readings
34 " on the Irish harp . . . 241 one of two readings
35 " on the Irish harp . . . . 241 one of two readings
36Pre-historic whistles . . . 9 one of two readings
37Pre-historic whistles . . . . 9 one of two readings
38Pridgen, metronome maker . . . 377 one of two readings
39Pridgen, metronome maker . . . . 377 one of two readings
40Psalterion, Greek, ancient . . . 27 one of two readings
41Psalterion, Greek, ancient . . . . 27 one of two readings
42Psalterium . . . . 42
43 " mediaeval . . . . 91
44 " dulcimer . . . . 205
45Psaltery, cither-viol . . . 341, 343, 361 one of two readings
46Psaltery, cither-viol . . . . 341, 343, 361 one of two readings
47Pfanterin, Hebrew . . . . 27
49Q.
51Qânon, kanoon . . . . 208
52Qitar, Persian . . . . 157
53Quanz, music master of Frederick the Great . . . . 266
54Quartfagott, German . . . 227 one of two readings
55Quartfagott, German . . . . 227 one of two readings
56Quena, Peruvian . . . . 69
57Quinterna, chiterna . . . 247, 325 one of two readings
58Quinterna, chiterna . . . . 247, 325 one of two readings
59Quintfagott, German . . . 227 one of two readings
60Quintfagott, German . . . . 227 one of two readings
61Quinton, viol . . . . 342
63R.
65Rababah, African . . . . 150
66Rabebe, mediaeval . . . . 142
67Rabel, Spanish . . . . 142
68Rabé morisco, Spanish . . . . 117
69Ramfinga, Hindu . . . . 169
70Ranat, Siamese . . . . 316
71Rattles of the American Indians, ancient . . . . 79
72 " modern . . . . 305
73Rauch, Sebastian, lute maker . . . 244 one of two readings
74Rauch, Sebastian, lute maker . . . . 244 one of two readings
75Rauche, lute maker . . . . 243
76Rausgler, lute maker . . . . 244
77Ravanastron, Hindu . . . . 56
78Raymi, Inca Peruvian . . . . 83
79Rebab, Arabian . . . . 62, 142
80 " Persian . . . . 309
81 " from Morocco . . . . 298
82Rebab eSh-Sha’er, poet’s viol . . . 211 one of two readings
83Rebab eSh-Sha’er, poet’s viol . . . . 211 one of two readings
84Rebebe, mediaeval . . . . 142
85Rebec, fiddle . . . . 116, 117, 142
86Rebecchino . . . . 360
87Reberbe, mediaeval . . . . 142
88Rebesbe, mediaeval . . . . 142
89Rebula, rebec . . . . 100
90Rebute, French . . . . 172
91Recorder, English . . . . 122
92Reed in the cheng . . . . 186
93 " oboe . . . . 226
94 " poongi . . . . 166
95 " zourna . . . . 167
96Reed wind instruments, ancient
97 Egyptian . . . . 17
98Regal, regals . . . . 109, 284
99 " Bibelregal . . . . 375
100Remy, violin maker . . . . 360
101Richards, Welsh harp maker . . . 291 one of two readings
102Richards, Welsh harp maker . . . . 291 one of two readings
103Rigols . . . . 110
104Rikk, Egyptian . . . . 147
105Robinson, Thomas, lutenist . . . 242 one of two readings
106Robinson, Thomas, lutenist . . . . 242 one of two readings
107 " " his book on the cither . . . . 257
108Rochi, Christofilo, lute maker . . . 244 one of two readings
109Rochi, Christofilo, lute maker . . . . 244 one of two readings
110 " Sebastian, lute maker . . . 244 one of two readings
111 " Sebastian, lute maker . . . . 244 one of two readings
112Roman, ancient musical instruments . . . 41 one of two readings
113Roman, ancient musical instruments . . . . 41 one of two readings
114 " hydraulic organ . . . . 41
115Rombouts, instrument maker . . . 377 one of two readings
116Rombouts, instrument maker . . . . 377 one of two readings
117Rose, inventor of the bandoer . . . 333 one of two readings
118Rose, inventor of the bandoer . . . . 333 one of two readings
119Ross, viol maker . . . . 366
120Rossi, Antonius, organ builder . . . 375 one of two readings
121Rossi, Antonius, organ builder . . . . 375 one of two readings
122Roffo, Annibal, spinet maker . . . 272, 275 one of two readings
123Roffo, Annibal, spinet maker . . . . 272, 275 one of two readings
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