Martin,
Thank you for this correction. I was influenced by Alexander, but you
are right that citation is from Mary Burwell - chapter IV ("Of the
strings of the lute, and stringing thereof;and of the frets and tuning
of the lute"). She writes: "The strings are made of sheep's and cat's
guts, and are twisted with a great deal of art."
JL
W dniu 2010-12-29 17:14, Martin Shepherd pisze:
Dear All,
I don't know whether Downing was misquoted, but the ascription of the
"Sheepes and Catts gutte" quote to Margaret Board is incorrect. It is
found in the Burwell lute tutor (c.1670), which was almost certainly
copied by Mary Burwell from an anonymous source, probably her teacher.
Martin
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