The celestial Jerusalem

Predis, Cristoforo de (ca. 1440-before 1486)


Item type:
miniature
Date of creation:
1476
Technique / Medium:
tempera on parchment
Place of creation:
Milano
School:
Lombard school

    Item location

  • Biblioteca Reale (Torino)
    [Museum inv. no.: ms Varia 124]f.151v

Description

In the celestial Jerusalem many choirs of angels sing the praises of God; among them, there are eight musicians with
cornett(?), pipe and tabor, portative organ, double-winged psaltery, lute, harp, fiddle and tambourine.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Cornett [3868]
Tabor pipe [6689]
Portative organ [2267]
Psaltery [3677]
Lute [3394]
Harp [3285]
Fiddle [3142]
Tambourine [2746]
Cylindrical drum [2532]

Bibliographic references

Santarelli, Cristina. "Riflessi della Milano musicale sforzesca nel codice Varia 124 della Biblioteca Reale di Torino", Music in Art 33/1-2 (2008) 30-37. RILM 2008-06212.

Santarelli, Cristina. “Iconografia musicale nei codici miniati delle biblioteche torinesi”, Miscellanea di studi (Istituto per i beni musicali in Piemonte) 6 (2006) 25-45.

RIdIM record id

3262