Musical Instruments at the South Kensington Museum: H.—Vielle, or Hurdy-Gurdydetails

The French vielle, which we should call a hurdy-gurdy, bears the date of 1550, and the monograms of Catherine de Medici and of Henri II., with the Royal arms of France; it has ten ivory keys and six tuning pegs; it is decorated, in black outline, with hunting-scenes and arabesques.” (p. 368)