> >Smith's book is less scientific and bit superficial in my opinion > > But also covers a lot of ground within the limited space! And some very shaky ground too. RT
> >> On Friday 03 March 2006 20:33, you wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> I dare to ask you an important advice: what would you suggest as a book >>> (a reference, more than one if you like, but in English) about the >>> history of the lute literature? >>> >>> Your help is more than appreciated! >>> >>> >>> Kindest regards, >>> >>> Luca >>> >> There are not many. The ones I can think of are: >> A history of lute from antiquity to renaissance by douglas smith (LSA) >> The lute in Britain by matthew spring (Oxford up) >> >> Both are quite ex(t)(p)ensive. The second one handles both renaissance as >> well >> as baroque period but only in Britain. The first lute history until the >> baroque period. >> Smith's book is less scientific and bit superficial in my opinion; The >> lute >> in britain is excellent in many ways. >> Taco >> >> >> >> To get on or off this list see list information at >> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >> > > >
