Symphony

Unknown


Item type:
architectural object
Date of creation:
ca. 1340
Technique / Medium:
stone carving

    Item location

  • St. Mary Church (Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England)
    Nave roof boss

Description

Symphony (hurdy-gurdy) with the keys on top; at least seven keys, perhaps nine.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Hurdy-gurdy [3305]

Bibliographic references

Montagu, Jeremy and Gwen Montagu. Minstrels & angels: Carvings of musicians in medieval English churches (Berkeley, Calif.: Fallen Leaf Press, 1998), 32 plate 66. ISBN 0914913409. RILM 1999-22611.

RIdIM record id

4201