Minstrels and Angels : Carvings of Musicians in Medieval English Churches. Montagu, J., Montagu, G., Nicewonger, & Robert, C. Fallen Leaf press, Berkeley, 1998. abstract bibtex Medieval stone and wooden carvings in English churches and cathedrals provide illustrations of real instruments used on a daily basis, rather than legendary instruments supposedly played by King David's court or of the higher court of heaven. About 120 carvings of instruments are identified and commented upon.
@book{ montagu_minstrels_1998,
address = {Berkeley},
series = {Fallen leaf reference books in music},
title = {Minstrels and {Angels} : {Carvings} of {Musicians} in {Medieval} {English} {Churches}},
isbn = {0-914913-40-9},
shorttitle = {Minstrels and {Angels}},
abstract = {Medieval stone and wooden carvings in English churches and cathedrals provide illustrations of real instruments used on a daily basis, rather than legendary instruments supposedly played by King David's court or of the higher court of heaven. About 120 carvings of instruments are identified and commented upon.},
language = {anglais},
number = {33},
publisher = {Fallen Leaf press},
author = {Montagu, Jeremy and Montagu, Gwen and Nicewonger, Charles Robert},
year = {1998},
keywords = {Iconographie, Sculpture monumentale}
}