The pdf I have is not bad and there is nothing visible above the bottom line 
(top course) for the N chord. 3 or 5 possible although 5 1 1 1 1 would be a 
nasty stretch (at least for me!)

> On Aug 3, 2018, at 5:36 AM, mjlh...@cs.dartmouth.edu wrote:
> 
> Has anyone got a decent digital copy of Corbetta's 1639 book?
> 
> His "alfabeto falso" includes a version of Chord N* with the fifth 
> course clearly left unfretted but the note on the first course is 
> unclear. Most people including Pinnell and Gary Boye have interpreted 
> this as being G played at the third fret but the shape of what is 
> actually visible resembles the figure 5 rather than 3 when compared 
> with Chords N3 and N5.
> 
> One version would be - top down
> 
> 3
> 1
> 1
> 1
> 1
> 
> The other
> 
> 5
> 1
> 1
> 1
> 1
> 
> Any thoughts welcome.
> 
> Monica
> 
> 
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