Jank

Jank pl. junuk (Arab.) [Pers. *chang], *angular harp introduced to Arabia from Persia in pre-Islamic times; it subsequently spread to other countries. In Egypt it was still in use in the 15th c.; in Turkey it was frequently mentioned by 15th-c. poets and was in use there until the late 17th c. See also: chang (76, 170). Sort by:DefaultAuthorTitleDateAscendingDescending Farmer, Henry George. Turkish Instruments of Music in the 17th Century. Glasgow, 1937. Sachs, Curt. The History of Musical…