Showing posts with label King Henry IV. Show all posts
Showing posts with label King Henry IV. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Mad (16th Century Royal) Props to South Dakota


 As a Vermillion (South Dakota) native, I can't help but pass this front page story from NPR along:
"Since its opening in 1973, the National Music Museum has become one of the first places people think of when they come across a rare instrument. Its latest acquisition — a 400-year-old Amati Brothers violin, made to order for King Henry IV of France — is one example. Violin expert Claire Givens, who has lent her expertise as an appraiser to The Antiques Road Show, brokered the deal that brought the instrument to Vermillion.