Draft:Emmanuel Venious

Manol
Manol
	An oud built by Emmanuel Venious (Manol) in 1915/16.
Born	Emmanuel Venious; 1845; Ortaköy, Istanbul, Turkey
Died	1915 or 1916
Occupation(s)	Luthier, Carpenter
Years active	1870-1916

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Declined by Drmies 11 days ago. Last edited by Drmies 11 days ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Comment: I don't see any independent secondary sources that discuss the subject. Drmies (talk) 19:05, 17 July 2025 (UTC)

Emmanuel Venious, often better known simply by his professional name of Manol was a Greek Ottoman luthier living and working in Beyoğlu, Istanbul (then also known as Constantinople/Kostantiniyye).

He began by working as a furniture maker, before becoming a luthier. Today he is best known for developing the smaller, higher tuned version of the Oud now commonly known as the Turkish oud, commonly played in Turkey, Greece, Armenia, Azerbaijan and elsewhere, compared to the more varied, lower pitched and often larger Arabic oud. He also built the lavta.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

^ https://xilofonia.gr/web-museum/ Xilofonia web museum
^ https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/656846 Manol oud, Met Museum USA
^ https://www.theorientvalley.com/manol-emmanuel-venios The Orient Valley: MANOL EMMANUEL VENIOS (1845 – 1915)
^ Prichard, Laura Stanfield. "CORNUCOPIA OF INSTRUMENTS." EMAg 27.3 (2021): 34-39.

[1] ttps://xilofonia.gr/web-museum/ Xilofonia web museum

[2] ttps://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/656846 Manol oud, Met Museum USA

[3] ttps://www.theorientvalley.com/manol-emmanuel-venios The Orient Valley: MANOL EMMANUEL VENIOS (1845 – 1915)

[4] Prichard, Laura Stanfield. "CORNUCOPIA OF INSTRUMENTS." EMAg 27.3 (2021): 34-39.

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