i agree - appears to me that he's sitting on a three-legged stool, purpose built to support a lute.
avoiding any reference to the "lute as vulva" correspondence of a while back, i'd say that the shaft between the gent's legs, which appears to support the lute is either the handle of a sword (something like a scabbard appears to exit from under his left knee) or is, indeed, an integral part of a stool, designed for the comfort of lute players. i don't think the lute is resting on the table or on his leg. folds in fabrics and the suggestion of a bosom on the lady harpist indicates that meckenem the younger was capable of illustrating what the line of a leg (flesh and cloth) would look like with a lute resting on it - if he had chosen to draw it. someone with a knowledge of early furniture might be helpful here. love the shoes ... - bil --- Rob Dorsey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It does not appear to be a chair at all but rather > some sort of stool, > triangular with 3 legs of which one protrudes above > the "seat" plane and > upon which he seems to be resting the body of the > lute. Historians, could > there have been a "lute stool" (no potty jokes > please) made to support the > corpus organum (also no organ jokes)? > > Inquiring Minds, > > Rob Dorsey > http://RobDorsey.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Doctor Oakroot > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 7:49 AM > To: Lute List > Subject: [LUTE] Re: Lute stand??? > > Looks to me like he's sitting with his left leg > through the back of the > chair (maybe the back is just the two extensions > from the back legs) and > that's one side of the back... but that would be > even more uncomfortable > than the dagger and unstable. > > > Greetings All, > > > > A friend sent me a link to this enggraving by > Meckenem the Younger. > > > > > http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=24901 > > > > Now I have seen this engraving before but she > mentioned a "lute stand" > > and upon looking more closely I see she was > referring to something > > that is sticking up under the lute between the > player's legs. Now in > > looking further this appears to extend below the > stool he's sitting on > > and I'm not convinced it's a lute stand but > instead a dagger on a > > belt. Why the player would have this in the > position it's in is beyond > > me as it seems that it would be most uncomfortable > and the hilt would tend > to scratch the lute. > > Also he appears to be leaning on the table to > support the lute and > > thus an additional stand might not be necessary. > So I ask you all, > > what do you think it is? > > > > Regards, > > Craig > > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________ > > $0 Web Hosting with up to 200MB web space, 1000 MB > Transfer 10 > > Personalized POP and Web E-mail Accounts, and much > more. > > Signup at www.doteasy.com > > > > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > > > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > > > -- > http://DoctorOakroot.com - Rough-edged songs on > homemade GIT-tars. > > > > > > -- > ___________________________________________________________ All new Yahoo! Mail "The new Interface is stunning in its simplicity and ease of use." - PC Magazine http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html
