and tongzhong (a bronze bell). Then they evolved into the bianling (a chime of small bells), biannao (a chime of percussion instruments resembling inverted bells) and bianzhong (a chime of bells).

Thousands of years ago, Chinese musicians worked with foundry technicians to cast matched sets of bronze ... you will find bells in the collections of the National Museum of Asian Art. Freer Gallery ...

Later the clapper was abandoned, and bronze bells were played by being hit on the outside with a hammer. Our single bell would once have been part of a set of either nine or fourteen. Each would ...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 4 - The Bell Tower of St. Mark in Venice ... of the windows and internal rooms, of the brass parts of the elevator, and of the bells. The bell lodge can now be admired in ...

The bells are installed in the Old Post Office Tower in Washington D.C. and each bell is inscribed with the Great Seals of the United States and of Britannia. The Abbey's coat of arms is cast on the ...

Later the clapper was abandoned, and bronze bells were played by being hit on the outside with a hammer. Our single bell would once have been part of a set of either nine or fourteen. Each would ...