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 … 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 psalteries may have a Phoenician 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 … See more