King David playing the cymbala

Unknown (French)


Item type:
manuscript, codex, scroll
Date of creation:
14th century
Technique / Medium:
tempera on parchment
Place of creation:
France
School:
French school

    Item location

  • Biblioteca nazionale universitaria di Torino
    [Museum inv. no.: ms J. I. 12 (Bible)]f. 234v

Description

In the initial letter of Psalm LXXX (Exultate Deo), King David sitting on a throne strikes three cymbala with two hammers; a half-wing shaped psaltery lies at his foot.

People as subjects

David, King of Israel (Musician)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Bell [2381] (set of bells known as cymbala in Medieval sources)
Psaltery [3677]

RIdIM images


Bibliographic references

Santarelli, Cristina. "Iconografia musicale nei codici miniati delle biblioteche torinesi", Miscellanea di Studi 6, ed. by Alberto Basso (Torino: Istituto per i Beni Musicali in Piemonte, 2006) 25-45.

Santarelli, Cristina. "Tipologie di Re Davide nei codici miniati medievali", Prospettive di iconografia musicale, ed. by Nicoletta Guidobaldi (Milano: Mimesis, 2007) 109-128. ISBN 9788884835765. RILM 2007-12791.

RIdIM record id

3035