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Early Gaelic Harp Emporium

Books by Christine Y Delyn

Christine Y Delyn

Christine Y Delyn
Cláirseach, la harpe Irlandaise: aux origines de la harpe celtique
Édition Hent Telenn Breizh, 1998
Written in French, this book is an accessible account of the history and culture of the early Irish harp. it has 173 pages plus 8 pages of colour photos. The book seems fairly unreliable, including extended quotes from the Ogham fantasies of Peter Kilroy, and some description of "sacred" geometry in early Irish harp construction. It also includes medieval myth and legend, descriptions of the Belfast harp Festival and of Thomas Moore's poetry... One for the meticulous collector perhaps?
£15 +