Hybrids playing the organ and the cymbals

  • Paris, Bibl. Mazarine, ms. 0288, f. 001 - vue 4
  • Paris, Bibl. Mazarine, ms. 0288, f. 001 - vue 2

Summary

: Hybrids playing the organ and the cymbals

: Paris, Île-de-France, France
Location type : Library

: Paris, Île-de-France, France

: 14

: 1300 -1325

: Illumination

: Paper / Parchment

: Initiale

: Hybrides anthropomorphes musiciens


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http://initiale.irht.cnrs.fr/decors/decors.php?id=71811


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Performer(s)
    • Performer information
    Type: musician

    Genre: imaginary

    Posture: Standing

    Comment: The image is so damaged that it is impossible to determine whether this figure has a defined quality or posture.

    Instrument information
    Instrument : organ - (Hornbostel-Sachs system: 412.1-8 )
    Type: portable
    Keys: yes
    Number of pipes: 8
    Keyboard type: indeterminate
    Number of pulls keys: indeterminate
    • Performer information
    Type: musician

    Genre: imaginary

    Posture: standing

    Comment: The image is so damaged that it is impossible to determine whether this figure has a defined quality or posture.

    Instrument information
    Instrument : cymbal - (Hornbostel-Sachs system: 111.142 )
    Bell: hand-held
    Playing technique: The musician seems to be clapping the cymbals together




Number of performers: 1

Organization of visual space involving performance: Both performers are on the same plane, emerging from the vine scroll frame.

Formal: performer-vine scroll

Comment: The two performers' bodies are both a part of the vine scroll that frames the two columns of text. They are each positioned under a different column of text (but they are not centered under it, and they do not frame the text columns).