Lyre of Ur «
http://www.lyre-of-ur.com/ | | A project to reconstruct a lyre - 4 , 750 years old (predating the great pyramid by 750 years). includes technical information about construction , with details of the project. |
Lyre of Ur «
http://www.lyre-of-ur.co.uk/ | | Non-profit organization researching the background and the making of the original instrument. includes drawings and photos. [english , german and french] |
Making a Simple Lyre «
http://www.geocities.com/scalaska1/lyre1.html | | An illustrated account of the reconstruction of a saxon lyre. includes a project diary. |
Sumerian Bull Lyre «
http://www.smith.edu/hsc/museum/ancient_inventions/hsc02b.htm | | An account of a reconstruction (for smith college museum of ancient inventions , massachusetts) of a lyre , developed by the sumerians of ancient iraq around 3200 bce. |
The Lyre Project «
http://www.personal.u-net.com/~saphir/lyre/ | | An illustrated account of constructing a replica of a saxon lyre from the 7th century ce , commonly known as the sutton hoo lyre. |
The Saxon Lyre «
http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~priestdo/lyre.html | | History , construction , and playing techniques. |
The Sumerian Gold Lyre «
http://www.williamsound.com/gold_lyre_intro.html | | An account of one of the sumerian stringed instruments discovered at the ancient site of ur in 1927 by sir leonard woolley. includes a history , details of construction , and information about music of the time. |
