RT, Interesting. Would you be kind enough to cite the iconography.
Thanks, GB ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roman Turovsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Stewart McCoy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Lute Net" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 9:35 AM Subject: Re: Vihuela > > > The vihuela is a guitar-shaped instrument tuned like the renaissance > > lute. It was played in Spain in the 16th century in preference to > > the lute (although by no means exclusively so). It has been > > suggested that the Spanish preferred the vihuela because of the > > lute's association with the Moors. > This suggestion can be happily eliminated from future descriptions as there > is iconography testifying to the contrary. > RT > ______________ > Roman M. Turovsky > http://turovsky.org > http://polyhymnion.org > > > > >
