Book Of Traceable Heraldic Art

Musical Clef

A marker placed on the staff of printed music to indicate the position of the notes.

C Clef (1) §

The C clef typically is shown as a stylized letter C.

Adapted from an image of British Museum MS Add. 30091. (Circa 1275.)

C Clef (2) §

This form was used to represent C clef in mensural notation used in the 15th century.

G Clef (1) §

The G clef typically is shown as a stylized letter G with a swirl attached above it.

Adapted from images of sixteenth-century French musical notation.

G Clef (2) §

The G clef typically is shown as a stylized letter G with a swirl attached above it.

Adapted from images of sixteenth-century French musical notation. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.