This surprises me. It's very interesting. I would think, though, that apes
would be too rare and precious, having their own wards even, to skin or that
such skins would make it into the inventory of a guild in a rural township.
What do we know about apes in England?
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From: Tiner, Elza [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2000 12:29 PM
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Subject: Re: "Apis skinns"?
Also, note that the royal households of Richard II, Elizabeth I,
and James I
maintained "apewards," so ape skins would very likely have been
available in
the realm. From the REED volumes:
Richard II
Apeward in Cambridge 1382-3
Elizabeth I
Apeward in Coventry 1577-78
James I
Apeward in York 1607
Elza C. Tiner
Professor of English
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Lynchburg College
