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Rebecs

Scope note

Bowed lutelike chordophones of Europe, popular chiefly during the Middle Ages and Renaissance, having a pear-shaped body with a rounded back and short neck, made of a single piece of wood.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300042211

Broader Terms used

<lutelike chordophones: bowed>

Term used for

rebeckes
rebecks
rebekkes

Equivalent Terms used

rebec

Created

13yrs ago

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