That's great - thanks, Stuart On Jun 5, 2007, at 10:18 PM, Stuart Walsh wrote:
> I came across a reference to this site recently: > > http://www.klassiskgitar.net/imagesa.html > > It's got literally hundreds of illustrations of guitars, lutes, > citterns, mandolins and others. You could spend hours pondering over > them. Here's the English guitar and 'cistre ou > guitthare allemande' ones. There are many depictions of citterns on > the > site (often called lutes!) > > > English guitar (guittar) > > Pickersgill: > http://www.klassiskgitar.net/pickersgill-limprovisatrice.html > > Reynolds: > http://www.klassiskgitar.net/reynolds-sussannah.html > > Wright: > (Doc noted this one recently - from another site, I think) > http://www.klassiskgitar.net/wrightaofderby-mrsrobert.html > > unknown > http://www.klassiskgitar.net/unknown19-musician.html > ....................................... > > > Even more obscure: the 'cistre ou guitharre allemande' > > Borione > http://www.klassiskgitar.net/borione-practice.html > > Zasche > http://www.klassiskgitar.net/unknown19-musician.html > > ................................................ > > There are lots of very familiar paintings - but lots that are new > to me. > There are lots of intriguing 19th century curiosities too..and perhaps > some dodgy ones. For example > > C. Amalfi (?) > http://www.klassiskgitar.net/amalfi-unknown.html > (all got the same face?) > > And this seventeenth century guitar with six tuning pegs > > http://www.klassiskgitar.net/roman1school-still.html > > > > > > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
