Balli d'arpicordo: trascritti in notazione moderna - Picchi, Giovanni 1571-1643; Chilesotti, Oscar 1848-1916 (Milan Ricordi, 1883)
The Arpicordo is a small single manual virginal of Renaissance and early Baroque origin, usually polygonal in shape. Looking at these instruments from above, one can see how the shape resembles that of a harp (hence the name) in a horizontal position.
Originally published in 1621 as Intavolatura di balli d'arpicordo (cited n Koopman 1985, pages 32, 34)
Ex libris G. le Cerf (stamp)
Keywords: 17th Century (1601-1700); 19th Century (1801-1900); Keyboard instrument; Instrumental music; Italy