Michael Praetorius includes such an instrument in his Syntagma Musicum, describing its 'strong and magnificent sound like a harpsichord.' In the Sciagraphia is an illustration (plate 7) of a Dominici Zwölff Chörichte Cither (Dominici twelve course cittern), with re-entrant bass string tunings of eb, Bb, f, c, g, d, a, e, and treble strings tuned to b, g, d' and e'.
Michael Praetorius documented an instrument in his Syntagma Musicum, describing its sound as 'strong and magnificent like a harpsichord.' The Sciagraphia features an illustration (plate 7) of a Dominici Zwölff Chörichte Cither (Dominici twelve-course cittern), with bass strings tuned to eb, Bb, f, c, g, d, a, e, and treble strings tuned to b, g, d', and e'.