Musica getutscht und außgezogen - by Sebastian Virdung 1511 - Portative

Musica getutscht und ausgezogen
by Sebastian Virdung 1511

Sebastian Virdung 1465-1512/18
German composer, music theorist, singer and cleric

Musica getutscht describes contemporary and earlier musical instruments and how they were played.
The illustrations do not correspond to today's notions of technical accuracy - they were intended to support the text.

Musica getutscht was one of the earliest publications of instrumentology in printed form

It is said to be the oldest printed book on musical instruments.