Does anybody know what kind of wood were used in busks in the 18th and early 19th century? Info about wooden busks in the 16th and 17th century is of course also welcome.
Have you read "Donne's 'Elegy 19'': The Busk between a Pair of Bodies"? There are quite a few references in it to busk lore, and even mentions juniper wood. It also has photos of a busk in ivory, and two in steel.
I found the article on JSTOR and the journal is "Studies in English Literature, 1500 - 1900", Vol. 34, No. 1, The English Renaissance. Winter, 1994, pp. 61 - 77. I have a copy on PDF if you are interested.
I'll send it to you on Monday as the article is on another computer. Write to me at wheezul at canby dot com. The juniper reference is tied with a literary reference, so it perhaps not a common choice.
Yes, I love teh scent. It's just that the areas were juniper grows is getting more and more rare since grazing in the kind of environment that favours juniper is getting rare. But maybe they grow juniper commercially? I thought about cutting down some of our fifty year old junper bushes and didn't like that.
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Busk Resource
Date: 2006-06-11 03:54 am (UTC)I found the article on JSTOR and the journal is "Studies in English Literature, 1500 - 1900", Vol. 34, No. 1, The English Renaissance. Winter, 1994, pp. 61 - 77. I have a copy on PDF if you are interested.
Re: Busk Resource
Date: 2006-06-11 06:47 am (UTC)Hmm, juniper. Unfortunately juniper is rather rare and grow very slowly, not something you cut down just to get a busk.
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Re: Busk Resource
Date: 2006-06-11 07:50 am (UTC)Re: Busk Resource
Date: 2006-06-11 12:34 pm (UTC)Eva
Re: Busk Resource
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Re: Busk Resource
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