Today is (apparently) Uncommon Instrument Awareness Day, so here are 4 images showing 16th Century Western perceptions of musicians and their instruments (some more uncommon than others) from the continents of America, Africa, Asia and Europe.
From a book showing the 8 pageants held for the Christening of Princess Elisabeth of Hesse in 1596.
Bavarian State Library: Cod.icon. 340.

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@earlymodern @earlymusic @histodons @histodon #worldmusic #ethnomusicology

Yesterday's Coronation was wonderful. Full of tradition with a modern twist.

The ceromony was more solemn than expected but the music in Westminster Abbey was emotional.

For those who are concerned about the cost of the event, Charles donated over £1 Billion to the treasury in January, 2023.

More than enough to cover exaggerated amount quoted don't you agree?

#Coronation2023 #kingcharles #queencamilla #pageantry
#royalfamily #republican #politicians #writer #doctorwho

Outdated pageantry lovers, your time is now - Canary
#Coronation
#CoronationQuiche
#Pageantry
#Gold
#Money
#SingleUsePlastic
#NonRecyclablePlastic
#Flags
#Monarchy
https://www.thecanary.co/cartoons/2023/04/21/outdated-pageantry-lovers-your-time-is-now/

📢24 Feb, 3.15-5pm CET, Doelensteeg 16, Leiden:

I'll give a hybrid talk for Faculty of History @universiteitleiden on my EU-sponsored research, titled '#Pageantry as Public #Diplomacy: Contested Receptions of #English and #French Dignitaries in the #Netherlands, 1570s-1640s'!

Please contact Jasper van der Steen (j.a.van.der.steen@hum.leidenuniv.nl) to participate online.

Posters for my hybrid symposium '#Pageantry, #Ritual, and Popular #Media: Netherlandish Practices of Public #Diplomacy in 16th- and 17th-Century Europe' spotted in the wild again!

This time at the University Library of Leiden University. You can still register to attend my symposium, either online or in person, at shorturl.at/ehJKP.

Hope to see you on 2 December 2022, 10am-5pm, at the University Library of Leiden University, Vossiuszaal!