The arts in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance (1886)
Jacob, P. L., 1806-1884, Armstrong, Walter, Sir, 1850-1918 · London : J.S. Virtue & Co. · leaf 517
to theWest, or at least into France. In 757, Constantine Copron^Tnus, Emperorof the East, sent to King Pepin a number of presents, among which wasan organ that excited the admiration of the court. Charlemagne, whoreceived a similar present from the same monarch, had several organs madefrom this… … Fig. 393.—Pneumatic Organ of the Fourth Centurj-. (Sculpture of that date at Constantinople.) lyre, and the clang of cymbals. These primitive organs, notwithstandingthe power and richness of their musical resources, were of dimensions whichrendered theifi. quite portable. It was, in fact, only in…
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