Alden, Jane: Songs, Scribes, and Society
The History and Reception of the Loire Valley Chansonniers
Buch
Songs, Scribes, and Society explores the cultural and musical importance of five 15th-century Chansonniers - personalized, portable, and lavishly decorated songbooks - from the Loire Valley of France. Author Jane Alden treatsthe Chansonniers as physical artifacts to reveal their cultural context and its relationship to their commission, creation, and use.