Early Printed Music and Material Culture in Central and Western Europe

This book explores the dynamics of music printing, publication, and trade in Western and Northern Europe during the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, engaging with cultural, historical, and theoretical issues. It offers new insights into the interrelation between the materiality of print music and cultural, aesthetic, religious, legal, gender, and economic history.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 334 pages
\n Publication date: 31 May 2021
\n Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
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This comprehensive book delves into the intricate dynamics of music printing, publication, and trade across Western and Northern Europe during the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. It offers a rich and nuanced analysis of this significant period, exploring various dimensions of music printing in countries such as Britain, the Holy Roman Empire, the Netherlands, France, Spain, and Italy. Through its chapters, the book demonstrates how this field of study can engage a wide range of cultural, historical, and theoretical issues.

The contributors examine the complex interplay between the materiality of print music and various aspects of cultural, aesthetic, religious, legal, gender, and economic history. They explore the economic consequences of the international book trade, the role of women music printers, and the ways in which print music shaped and reflected societal norms and values.

By engaging with the latest theoretical developments in the humanities, including material culture, mobility studies, and digital research, this book provides a wealth of fresh insights that will be of interest to scholars studying early modern music and early print culture alike. It offers a valuable contribution to our understanding of the complex relationships between music, print, and society during this pivotal period in history.

\n Weight: 856g\n
Dimension: 180 x 252 x 27 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780367359539\n \n