King David and harp

Unknown


Item type:
architectural object
Date of creation:
14th century
Technique / Medium:
stone carving

    Item location

  • St. John of Beverley Church (Whatton, Nottinghamshire, England)
    Corbel in the north transept

Description

Gothic harp with about 20 strings, being tuned by King David with a massive key.

People as subjects

David, King of Israel (Musician)

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) 38, plate 72. ISBN 0914913409. RILM 1999-22611.

RIdIM record id

4208