Dear Nancy,
The Welde lute book was never part of Robert Spencer's collection. He
discovered the manuscript and wrote about it in the Lute Society Journal. As
far as I know, the book is still owned by the family. When I went to the
house at Willey Park to photograph the book with John Robinson and Ian
Harwood, we met old Lord Forester shuffling around in his bedroom slippers.
I offered to play him some of the music in his book, but he declined, saying
gruffly, "No. I'm not a musician." Sad. I believe he has since died, but I
don't know exactly who has become the new owner. I don't think the book has
a reference number.
Best wishes,
Stewart,
-----Original Message-----
From: Nancy Carlin
Sent: Friday, March 17, 2017 5:53 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [LUTE] Welde ms question
Is the Welde manuscript one of the Robert Spencer collection, so now
transferred to the Royal College library? Or is it still owned by Lord
Forrester? Does it have a ms number?
Nancy
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