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The old English 'crowd'

The old English 'crowd'.jpg The Erard grand action modified by HerzThumbnailsThe minstrels’ gallery, at Exeter cathedralThe Erard grand action modified by HerzThumbnailsThe minstrels’ gallery, at Exeter cathedralThe Erard grand action modified by HerzThumbnailsThe minstrels’ gallery, at Exeter cathedralThe Erard grand action modified by HerzThumbnailsThe minstrels’ gallery, at Exeter cathedral

A player on the crwth or crowd (a crowder) from a bas-relief on the under part of the seats of the choir in Worcester cathedral dates from the twelfth or thirteenth century