Stewart McCoy wrote: > I am puzzled by the presence of large crosses scattered here and > there, mostly like big plus signs (+), but sometimes with two or even > three horizontal strokes, and at least twice with two vertical and > two horizontal strokes looking like a sharp sign (#). I don't know > what these signs mean, and would be grateful if someone could explain > what they are.
They sound like grace (or ornament) signs to me. Avariety of similar signs were certainly used in lute music later on, though unfortunately there doesn't seem to be any standard system or meaning, with everyone having their own variations. -- Stephen Fryer Lund Computer Services ************************************************** The more answers I find, the more questions I have ************************************************** To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
