Editing Virginals (section)

===Ottavini===
Both Italian and northern schools produced a miniature virginals called the {{lang|it|ottavino}}. {{lang|it|Ottavini}} were pitched an octave higher than the larger instrument. In the Flemish tradition these were often – perhaps always – sold together with a large virginals, to which the {{lang|it|ottavino}} could be coupled (see '''[[#Double virginals|Double virginals]]''' below). In the Italian tradition, an {{lang|it|ottavino}} was usually a separate instrument of its own, being fitted in its own outer case, just like larger Italian instruments.

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File:Menegoni Ottavino, 1689.png|1689 Menegoni Ottavino from the Hans Adler keyboard collection.[http://hansadlercollection.blogspot.ca/2012/12/menegoni-virginal-or-ottavino.html]
File:Rectangular Octave Virginal MET DT10869.jpg|[[Rectangular Octave Virginal]], {{circa|1600}}, [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]].
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