A minstrels' gallery is a form of balcony, often inside the great hall of a castle or manor house, and used to allow musicians (originally minstrels) to perform, sometimes discreetly hidden from the guests below.
A rare example of a minstrels' gallery in a sacred setting[citation needed] can be found in Exeter Cathedral. It is not clear why the term "musicians' gallery" has not been used here, as minstrels were always secular performers and would therefore have been forbidden from performing in a liturgical context.
A fine example of a minstrels' gallery can also be seen in the Great Hall of Durham Castle, University College, Durham, which was once used for entertainment by the Prince Bishops and is now occasionally used during College Feasts.[citation needed]
minstrels, gallery, minstrels, gallery, form, balcony, often, inside, great, hall, castle, manor, house, used, allow, musicians, originally, minstrels, perform, sometimes, discreetly, hidden, from, guests, below, elaborate, minstrels, gallery, lescot, wing, lo. A minstrels gallery is a form of balcony often inside the great hall of a castle or manor house and used to allow musicians originally minstrels to perform sometimes discreetly hidden from the guests below The elaborate minstrels gallery in the Lescot Wing s lower main room Louvre Palace ParisNotable examples editA rare example of a minstrels gallery in a sacred setting citation needed can be found in Exeter Cathedral It is not clear why the term musicians gallery has not been used here as minstrels were always secular performers and would therefore have been forbidden from performing in a liturgical context A fine example of a minstrels gallery can also be seen in the Great Hall of Durham Castle University College Durham which was once used for entertainment by the Prince Bishops and is now occasionally used during College Feasts citation needed A restored oak minstrels gallery is visible in Desmond Hall and Castle Ireland 15th century 1 2 3 References edit Desmond Hall Heritage Ireland Desmond Hall Attractions Historic Houses and Castles All Ireland Republic of Ireland Limerick Newcastle West Discover Ireland Somerville Large Peter December 14 1995 The Irish country house a social history Sinclair Stevenson ISBN 9781856192378 via Google Books nbsp This architectural element related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Minstrels 27 gallery amp oldid 1218139152, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
