At 08:17 16-12-2003 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >In a message dated 12/15/03 9:53:31 PM Eastern Standard Time, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >> As to the origins - the Moors were extremely advanced practitioners of the >> art of ornamental symmetry. Perhaps, bored with the sight of an open hole, >> they covered it with an ornamental grill work. This just became a visual >> tradition that was carried over into the lute. (Much as most modern guitars are >> made with a ring of ornamental marquetry around their soundholes as a matter of >> course.) >> >> Perhaps someone with a better background in Art History could comment. > >Quite a few years ago, there was a nice article on number symbolism, the >Arabic roots, and renaissance numerology and cosmology and lute roses by Anthony >Rooley in Early Music. Maybe someone here has the exact reference? > >Kenneth
Not Rooley: Number symbolism in the renaissance lute rose. Robin Headlam Wells. [1981-1 p.32] Regards, Arne.
