The destruction of Jericho

Unknown (French)


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

    Item location

  • Biblioteca Reale (Torino)
    [Museum inv. no.: ms Varia 200 (Bible de Sens)]f. 133v

Description

Before the walls of Jericho, the trumpeters begin to play their terrific instruments, while the priests carry the Ark of the Covenant.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Trumpet [4446]

Bibliographic references

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

3285