Dear Karen, Lute cases have been around for a long time. There is an example in the paintings of the Master of the Female Half Lengths:
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/master_of_female_half-lengths.html Click on Liechtenstein Museum and it's the fourth picture down: It is interesting with regard to the present discussion, because it is the lute case which is hanging on the wall, not the lute. The lute is being played, which is the best place for it. The flute cases are in the foreground. There are other examples of cases. The Raimondi picture of a vihuela da mano comes to mind: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcantonio_Raimondi 4th picture down. Rather than hanging on a wall, the case is acting as a footstool. There must be lots of others. Bes wishes, Stewart McCoy. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Hore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "LUTE-LIST" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 2:20 PM Subject: [LUTE] Lute cases or hanging? > De-lurking again to ask what may seem like a dumb question, but I'm > an outsider who wants to learn things. Have lutes always cases, if > not when did they make their appearance? > > Karen Hore To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
