rets and plectra,—these instru-ments of the divine attributes ofjoy and rhythm were soon lost inthe roseate mist of Parnassus,and are now merely rememberedas favorite motifs for architec-tural enrichments. Yet the harp lived on, fromEgypt to India and to Persia,thence on the heels of theArabs to… … The harp was the object of a peculiar idolatry.Its tone was sure to cure the bite of the spiderand Tallernant cle Reaux relates in his His-toriettes that the Due de Guise lost his heartto Madame de Joyeuse, who was neither youngnor beautiful but played the harp to perfection.Hochbruckers pedal…
Art · Decoration and ornament
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