Manuscript Inscriptions in Early English Printed Music

Summary

In this survey of surviving books of music published before 1640, David Greer has gleaned information about the books’ early and subsequent owners by studying the traces those owners left in the books themselves. The result is a treasure trove of information about musical culture in early modern England. The temptation to ‘scribble in books’ was

Product details

• Authors: David Greer
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9780367598501
• ISBN: 978-0-367-59850-1
• No. of pages: 226
• Series: Music and Material Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, MUSIC / History & Criticism, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical, Literature: history & criticism, Social and cultural history, Music reviews & criticism, Renaissance style, Music reviews and criticism, Literature: history and criticism, Art music, orchestral and formal music, Medieval & Renaissance music (c 1000 to c 1600), Medieval style, Western "classical" music