Sites related to Giraldus Cambrensis, a medieval Welsh-Norman ecclesiastic and writer. The dates of both his birth and death are uncertain: he was born in Pembrokeshire in about 1146 and died probably about the year 1223. He wrote on secular and sacred topics alike, including geography, history, biography, travelogues, and canon law.
The twelfth-century cleric was one of the first to describe Irish music. Page examines some of his tantalizing remarks, and how they relate to harmony. www.standingstones.com/giraldus.html
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