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The Trombone As Portrayed in Portuguese Iconography During the Sixteenth and Early Seventeenth Centuries The trombone as portrayed in Portuguese iconography during the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries RUI PEDRO DE OLIVEIRA ALVES The Scottish Journal of Performance Volume 2, Issue 1; December 2014 ISSN: 2054-1953 (Print ! ISSN: 2054-19"1 (Online Publication %et$ils: htt':!!((()scottishjournalo+'er+orm$nce)or, To cite this article: %e Oli-eir$ .l-es, /)P), 2014. 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