Case for recorders
16th century | anonym
Like almost all wind instruments of the Renaissance, recorders were made in families or consorts of instruments of different sizes. For practical reasons and for the protection of the instruments, an entire consort was kept in a single case. The case from the Este collection in Castle Catajo is designed for eight instruments, of which only six have survived. (rh)
Lit Beatrix Darmstädter: Die Renaissanceblockflöten der Sammlung alter Musikinstrumente des Kunsthistorischen Museums, mit Beiträgen von Adrian Brown, in: Sammlungskataloge des Kunsthistorischen Museums, Bd. 3, hg. von Wilfried Seipel, Wien 2006. Rudolf Hopfner: Masterpieces from the Collection of Historic Musical Instruments. A Short Guide through the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna, Vol. 1, Vienna 2019.
Like almost all wind instruments of the Renaissance, recorders were made in families or consorts of instruments of different sizes. For practical reasons and for the protection of the instruments, an entire consort was kept in a single case. The case from the Este collection in Castle Catajo is designed for eight instruments, of which only six have survived. (rh)
Lit Beatrix Darmstädter: Die Renaissanceblockflöten der Sammlung alter Musikinstrumente des Kunsthistorischen Museums, mit Beiträgen von Adrian Brown, in: Sammlungskataloge des Kunsthistorischen Museums, Bd. 3, hg. von Wilfried Seipel, Wien 2006. Rudolf Hopfner: Masterpieces from the Collection of Historic Musical Instruments. A Short Guide through the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna, Vol. 1, Vienna 2019.
Manufacturer:
anonym
Time:
16th century
Object Name
Case for recorders
Culture
Italy
Dimensions:
875 mm x 210 mm x 175 mm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Sammlung alter Musikinstrumente
Invs.
Sammlung alter Musikinstrumente, 170
Alte Inv.Nr.:
KK_8555
Schlosser Nr.:
C 181