..and many happy gitterns to you all! Sean
ps, Now, which beard for Dowland? ----- Original Message ----- From: "James A Stimson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Roger E. Blumberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "LUTE-LIST" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 1:34 PM Subject: Re: gittern lute sighting c.1375 -- obscure fresco, Italian, private dealer sale > > > > > Dear Roger and All: > Gittern! > Cheers, > Jim > > > > > "Roger E. > Blumberg" To: "LUTE-LIST" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: > t> Subject: gittern lute sighting c.1375 -- obscure fresco, Italian, private > dealer sale > 12/22/2004 04:32 > PM > > > > > > > iconography alert; > > gittern or lute c.1375 -- obscure fresco, Italian, private dealer sale > > http://bigli.com/english/mostraquadro.asp?QuadroID=193&N=affresco# > click image to enlarge > > instrument is similar to one by SIMONE MARTINI (died 1344), Italian > painter, > Sienese school http://cgfa.sunsite.dk/martini/p-martin11.htm > > both again are similar to Berkely ms744 instrument c. 1375 -- documenting > straight 4ths tuning on four string or course gittern/lute. > > Roger > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > > >
