What precise parts of Mace's work do you find not 'reliable'.
(Descartes last words here)
dt
"Don't walk away, René..."
Storing lutes in beds. Smashed more theorbi than the airlines.
Daniel
Actually this point goes very well together with the observations
he makes on the rotten strings.
It seems he must have had a very damp environment (except in bed),
and so preferred to break his lute by bedding it between the sheets,
rather than letting it rot. I only wonder why he didn't strore the
strings with it.
Arthur Ness, said the following: "The most popular instrument in
colonial Boston was the cittern. More popular than the flute or
harpsichord. These figures are derived from tax reports. Household
possessions were inventoried and taxed.
In any event, these reports often state that the cittern was stored
with the linens! Now I understand why. In those days Boston was
surrounded by water, and the humidity is even today horrendous in the
summer. (The "Back Bay" was filled in during the 19th century, and
several hills were leveled to provide the land fill.)" AN
Regards
Anthony
Le 27 févr. 09 à 17:40, Daniel Winheld a écrit :
What precise parts of Mace's work do you find not 'reliable'.
(Descartes last words here)
dt
"Don't walk away, René..."
Storing lutes in beds. Smashed more theorbi than the airlines.
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