This came up on the UK HG list A fascinating drawing of an HG from a Bodleian Library manuscript c 1338-1344 "Romance of Alexander" Pic can be seen at http://www.altongate.co.uk/hg/Gurdy_ill_1344.jpg
You can view the whole book at:http://image.ox.ac.uk/show?collection=bodleian&manuscript=msbodl264 The HG drawing is at the bottom of Folio 81 recto You can see strings, crank, wheel cover, keys (no dog) It looks a surprisingly modern shape The creature with the apparently strange posterior anatomy may in fact just have a folded tail Graham Whyte --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
