. "The archlute (Spanish archila\u00FAd, Italian arciliuto, German Erzlaute, Russian \u0410\u0440\u0445\u0438\u043B\u044E\u0442\u043D\u044F) is a European plucked string instrument developed around 1600 as a compromise between the very large theorbo, the size and re-entrant tuning of which made for difficulties in the performance of solo music, and the Renaissance tenor lute, which lacked the bass range of the theorbo."@en . . . .