The first letter is an F and the second an H. There are a couple of
scribes who wrote this ms and all the Fs are like that with long tails.
The Hs are slightly different between the 2 writers - compare the H in
the Courante above your Prelude - line 5 of the piece, 2nd measure. I
think the Fs are pretty standard and the Hs a bit less so.
Nancy
That is on f.22r of the ML Lute Book. Here is a link to that manuscript on
Sarge Gerbode's web site.
http://gerbode.net/facsimiles/british_library/BL_MS_Add_38539_john_sturt_lute_book/
Thank you.
In the middle of the third line, on the first course, there
are two adjacent tablature letters of unfamiliar shape.
The first resembles a 'p' with a long straight tail. And the
second resembles a 'p' with a hooked tail. Can someone identify
these two letters for me? Are they 'f' and 'h'?
Are these shapes standard for that time and place? Or are
they an idiosyncrasy of the writer?
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