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
Body length 362 mm Upper width 170 mm Middle width 112 mm Lower width 210 mm Rib height 31 mm String length 388 mm
updated03.10.2007