Amat, Juan Carlos (realname, Joan Carles y Amat)

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Amat, Juan Carlos (realname, Joan Carles y Amat)

Amat, Juan Carlos (real name, Joan Carles y Amat), Spanish physician and writer on guitar playing; b. Monistrol de Montserrat, c. 1572; d. there, Feb. 10, 1652. He publ. the historically valuable book Guitarra española en cinco ordenes (Barcelona, 1596).

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