King David with harp

Unknown


Item type:
architectural object
Date of creation:
ca. 1275
Technique / Medium:
stone carving

    Item location

  • Lincoln Cathedral (Lincolnshire, England)
    Angel Choir, south 14

Description

Irish-style harp with 16 strings and bray belly pins, held but not played by King David.

People as subjects

David, King of Israel (Musician)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Irish harp [3286]

Bibliographic references

Montagu, Jeremy and Gwen Montagu. Minstrels & angels: Carvings of musicians in medieval English churches (Berkeley, Calif.: Fallen Leaf Press, 1998) 3, plate 1. ISBN 0914913409. RILM 1999-22611.

RIdIM record id

4121