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Musicians > Minstrels

Preferred term

Minstrels  

Definition

  • Use for medieval musicians who sang or recited, to the accompaniment of their own playing, heroic or lyric poetry composed by themselves or others [OED, alt.]

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Entertainers, minstrels
  • Jongleurs, minstrels
  • Singers, minstrels

Notation

  • 119062

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-BJC8LWHD-N

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