Interesting find! The shape is typical of a rebec. I speculate the artist knew the rebec from personal experience, but the hurdy-gurdy only by description. So he drew a rebec and added keys and crank.
-- Dennis Sherman Chicago, IL, USA http://www.dennissherman.com ----- Original Message ---- > From: Graham Whyte <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 1:14:50 PM > Subject: [HG-new] Medieval Gurdy illustration > > > 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. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
