Yes, I was getting _just_ the Braye /Osborne Book when I logged onto the Yale 
site. Now I can get both of them.

That Braye/Osborne lute (guitar/gittern) manuscript is fairly well known.  It 
surprises me with all the fuss that has been made about the Osborne Collection 
that no one noticed the other book (Hubert).  To see the Braye book, go to the 
on-line catalogue and enter "Braye". 

http://beinecke.library.yale.edu/dl_crosscollex/

 You will get one page.  Click on ZOOM and the whole thing will appear.   So 
both books are available. 

It is a mystery to me how the Hubert could have been missed all these years.  
It must have been exciting to make that discovery.  And then to take delivery 
on your birthday!!  I thought Osborne and Ward were close friends. Maybe not.  
And surely Osborne must have known what was in his collection. Curious. I think 
the Hubert pieces are better, on the whole.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Stewart McCoy 
  To: Lute Net 
  Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 2:25 PM
  Subject: [LUTE] Sir Francis Hubert book, too...


  Dear Arthur,

  I was trying to locate the Braye Lute Book on line, but got
  hopelessly lost in the library catalogue. I always keep my eyes open
  for anything about the lute, and I spotted the reference which Arto
  posted to the List. I was pretty sure it was a source unknown to the
  lute world, because there is no reference in Boetticher's RISM
  catalogue, and John Robinson had never heard of it. I sent off to
  Yale for a photocopy, which arrived here on my birthday. It's nice
  having a copy of an unknown manuscript land on the doorstep when
  it's your birthday. I played through all the pieces at once with
  great excitement. My only regret is not getting the Lute Society
  edition ready sooner, but it shouldn't be too long now.

  All the best,

  Stewart.


  ----- Original Message -----
  From: "Arthur Ness" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
  To: "Stewart McCoy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Lute Net"
  <[email protected]>
  Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 2:06 PM
  Subject: Re: [LUTE] Sir Francis Hubert book, too...


  When I tried to look at the manuscript Arto mentioned, I kept
  getting the Osborne Commonplace Book (Osborne MS 13).  I now see the
  other one is available too, Osborn Shelves fb7 (Francis Hubert Book,
  or Edward II Manuscript)

  That is an amazing discovery, since those pieces must have been
  atYale for 30 years, and no one spotted them.  How did you happen
  upon them, Stewart?

  ajn
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: Stewart McCoy
    To: Lute Net
    Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 7:48 AM
    Subject: [LUTE] Sir Francis Hubert book, too...


    Dear Arto,

    I first mentioned my discovery of this manuscript to the Lute List
    on 8th September 2000 in a message called "Edward II Manuscript".
  I
    gave a talk about the manuscript to the Lute Society earlier this
    year, and a summary of the talk appeared in the Lute Society
    Newsletter. The facsimile edition should be ready soon.

    Best wishes,

    Stewart.

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Arto Wikla" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
    To: "Lute Net" <[email protected]>
    Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 2:56 PM
    Subject: [LUTE] Sir Francis Hubert book, too...


    >
    > Just go to
    >   http://beinecke.library.yale.edu/dl_crosscollex/
    > and seach for word lute
    >
    > You'll end up to a page, where there are 9 pages (f. 81r to 89v)
    of lute
    > tabulature with the explanation:


  > ------------------------------------------------------------------
    --------------------------
    > Hubert, Sir Francis, d. 1629. The appearance of the ghost of
  Kinge
    > Edward the Second, Kinge of England. [ca. 1625]
    >
    > Call Number
    > Osborn Shelves fb 7
    > Notes
    > Consists of secular tunes (arrangements of popular tunes or
    dances)
    > including "Lustie Soldier," "Sallingers Rounde,""The Merry
    Gypsie," etc
    > (f. 81,82 and 89); two Masks, one titled, "Mr. Goodwill his
  Maske"
    for
    > St. John's College Oxford (f. 87v and 88v); and standard hymn
    tunes,
    > including a number of Psalms, and The Lord's Prayer (f. 84v and
    > 85r).Music manuscript bound with Hubert's poem.


  > ------------------------------------------------------------------
    ------------------------------
    >
    > But perhaps everybody already knew...  ;-)
    >
    > Arto





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