Bagpipes Based on an Illumination in the “Maastricht Book of Hours” Manuscript
Maastricht Book of Hours was created at the beginning of the 14th century in Liége, France and today is owned by the British National Library.
The so-called Books of Hours were the most widespread medieval manuscripts. They contained analogues of monastic daily prayers for lay believers. They were often richly illuminated, and this is the case with the Maastricht Book of Hours.
The book is inhabited by bizarre characters and grotesque scenes: we find a number of hybrid characters of half people - half animals, a monkey riding a goat, an archer whose anus plays the whistle, or a musician playing rakes on a blacksmith's bellows like on a violin ...
And we can also find here a number of special bagpipes. The drones usually run parallel to the chanter and are terminated by a cup-shaped bell.
The so-called Books of Hours were the most widespread medieval manuscripts. They contained analogues of monastic daily prayers for lay believers. They were often richly illuminated, and this is the case with the Maastricht Book of Hours.
The book is inhabited by bizarre characters and grotesque scenes: we find a number of hybrid characters of half people - half animals, a monkey riding a goat, an archer whose anus plays the whistle, or a musician playing rakes on a blacksmith's bellows like on a violin ...
And we can also find here a number of special bagpipes. The drones usually run parallel to the chanter and are terminated by a cup-shaped bell.
