>>> Not a bad idea altogether. Batov renames his >>> instrument a five-course viguela/vihuela/biguela >> (and >>> there are further variations on the spelling), and >>> makes it as a five course instrument and we can >> all >>> get on with our lives; Roman as well. >> Not quite. BIGUELA UNIVERSAL as opposed to >> ORDINARIA. Any number of courses >> he sees fit, as he is a practitioner rather than a >> methodologist. >> RT > Go ahead, be practical and create your own categories, > as long as you don�t pretend they are based on > historical fact there is no objection. > AC Why? Mainstream scholars of history do it all the time, with relative impunity. RT
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