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1215Magna Carta
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1220A medieval death
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1225Laws of Forests
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1235Illustrated Tiger and a Knight
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1240Medieval illuminator
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1245Early English Song
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1250Matthew Paris's Map of Britain
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1250Medieval Bestiary
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1260Decorated initial with musicians
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1261Chronicle of Mann
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1265Medieval world map
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1275A medieval siren
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1280French Hebrew Manuscript
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1290Expulsion of Jews
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1291Surviving book of Jewish Law
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1295Women in power
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This decorated initial from a medieval manuscript shows musicians playing a hurdy-gurdy and an organ with bellows. There are many depictions of musical performances in manuscripts from this time, showing not only musicians and musical instruments, but also the range of settings in which music was played, such as banquets, balls, tournaments, fairs, religious observances and funerals. Common medieval instruments included the harp, the lute, bagpipes, the hurdy-gurdy, the psaltery and the lyre.
Shelfmark: Add MS 62925, f.97
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