Songs, scribes, and society: the history and reception of the loire valley chansonniers

Songs, Scribes, and Society explores the cultural and musical importance of five 15th-century Chansonniers - personalized, portable, and lavishly decoratedsongbooks - from the Loire Valley of France. Author Jane Alden treats the Chansonniers as physical artifacts to reveal their cultural context and its relationship to their commission, creation, and use. INDICE: List of Illustrations; List of Tables; List of Musical Examples; Source abbreviations and manuscript sigla; A Note on the Companion Website; Introduction; 1. Discovering Chansonniers; 2. The Material Objects; 3. Chronology and Dating Revisited; 4. The Makers of the Loire Valley Chansonniers; 5. Owners, Readers, and Bookish Culture; Envoi; Bibliography

• ISBN: 978-0-19-538152-8
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 336
• Fecha Publicación: 27/01/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés