The psaltery of Ancient Greece (epigonion) was a harp-like stringed instrument. The word psaltery derives from the Ancient Greek ψαλτήριον … See more

From the 12th through the 15th centuries, psalteries are widely seen in manuscripts, paintings and sculpture throughout Europe. Examples found in one reference book, the Groves New Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments, show examples in paintings from the … See more

• Baltic psaltery
• Magadis
• Nevel (instrument)
• Qanun (instrument) See more

While the Greek instruments were harps, psaltery came to mean instruments that were strung across a resonating wood box. The box-zither … See more

While psalteries had largely died out in Europe by the 19th century, the salterio remained common in Mexico well into the twentieth century … See more

• Psaltery
• Discussion of psalteries, with image from the exhibition Making Musical Instruments: The making of musical instruments in Canada by the Canadian Museum of Civilisation See more