Craig Robert Pierpont wrote: > Has anybody considered the possibility that it is not a sword but > some sort of stick specifically employed for the purpose of a lute > >rest? Unlikely? Perhaps, but significant if so, especially if > something like it appears similarly elsewhere.
As I said it is a "bollock dagger" (look it up). Being involved with Medieval re-enactment and re-creation groups doe sgive one the familiarity to recognize things in old paintings that might otherwise puzzle. -- 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
