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his brother Teig. Adrian IV. urged this as a title to the kingdom in his bull, transferring it to Henry II. The harp was preserved in the Vatican, and given by Leo X. to Henry VIII. with the title Defender of the faith. It is needless to say how much the Pope was disappointed in his pupil. The gold crown of Brian was retained. Arabian Kanun. The harp was given by Henry VIII. to the Earl of Clanricarde, and, after passing through several hands, was lodged in the College Museum, Dublin, 1782. The modern Arabian harp, or Kanun, is laid flat in the lap while being played. The strings are arranged in groups of three, and the soundingboard is pierced. The strings are stretched as in our pianos, and rest on a bar near the tuning-pins, and on a bridge-piece above the sounding-board. This harp is played by the fingers, but thimbles with points are used on the two forefingers, forming an approximation to the plectra where with some of the Egyptian harps and psalteries were