Do you know what a salterio is? Really, do you?
Well, we aren't surprised. We hadn't either when Michael Diaz Griffith brought the idea of writing our May/June 2025 Object column on a musical instrument to us. We had never considered writing about an instrument, let along one we knew absolutely nothing about.
That is one of the joys of writing our Object pieces, though. Sometimes we get to wax poetic on things we are thinking about all the time, or even live with, and sometimes we're stepping into brand new territory. Either way, we get to interview veterans in the field, learning from true experts of their craft or niche.
If you want to learn what a salterio is, we hope you'll read our piece on the 18th century horizontal harp. You can access it here, and consider subscribing to the Magazine Antiques to get our favorite magazine straight to your real-world mailbox.
A salterio in the collection of Marc Armitano Domingo.