Viola da gamba
Treble, in Italian Renaissance form (Ganassi)
Spain or Italy
Compare this woodcut from Regola Rubertina (1542-43) by Ganassi
to the outline of our viol
The Italian Renaissance and Early Baroque viols in concert:
Music for Charles V and Philip II
Body length 362 mm Upper width 170 mm Middle width 112 mm Lower width 210 mm Rib height 31 mm String length 388 mm
updated31.12.2009