Small harp

Unknown


Item type:
architectural object
Date of creation:
ca. 1491
Technique / Medium:
stone carving

    Item location

  • Abbey of St. Andrew (Hexham, Northumberland, England)
    Carving on frieze of Prior Leschman's chantry

Description

Man playing small harp with 7 strings. Carving in archaic style.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Harp [3285]

Bibliographic references

Montagu, Jeremy and Gwen Montagu. Minstrels & angels: Carvings of musicians in medieval English churches (Berkeley, Calif.: Fallen Leaf Press, 1998) 37, plate 70. ISBN 0914913409. RILM 1999-22611.

RIdIM record id

4205