| Contents |
Understanding music -- Writing music -- New forms of music -- Singing and playing music -- List of manuscripts illustrated. |
| Abstract |
Music was an important element of cultural life throughout the Middle Ages. Most of our knowledge of medieval music comes from surviving manuscripts, almost all of them connected in some way with the church. This book shows a selection from the British Library's rich manuscript collections. The history of music writing is covered from the earliest times until the fifteenth century, and the beautiful and often entertaining pictures of musicians in manuscripts show how music was performed. |
| General note | Co-published by the British Library. |
| General note | "List of manuscripts consulted": pages 59-60. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (page 58) and index. |
| ISBN | 080208432X : |
