I doubt it. The lute was not a lower-class instrument, and a streetwalker would not likely have one. It would be an expensive way to advertise in any event. I suppose a courtesan might acquire one, but she wouldn’t be parading around with it on the street; her services were, in theory, exclusive.
> On Aug 10, 2018, at 5:13 AM, Luca Manassero <l...@manassero.net> wrote: > > As far as I remember, a lady walking with a lute in Venezia (XVIth > century) was considered a prostitute. To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
