Ashmolean Museum Oxford
Print of a detailed working drawing of a Lyra Viol by Richard Blunt, London 1605, from The Hill Collection of Musical Instruments No. 6. This is a classic English viol with characteristic tapering shoulders, a front assembled from five lengths of spruce, joined along the grain, and inlaid with double purfling.
Part of a range of reproduction drawings from the Hill Collection of Musical Instruments, where they are used by luthiers to replicate and repair stringed instruments.
You don't have to be a musician to appreciate these wonderful drawings which also make great wall art pieces.
The Hill Drawings are a made to order product and take about one week to produce and post. They arrive to us pre-rolled and securely packaged in a strong cardboard tube.
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