Manuscript Inscriptions in Early English Printed Music

Manuscript Inscriptions in Early English Printed Music

Taylor & Francis

Manuscript Inscriptions in Early English Printed MusicAuthor(s): David Greer\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781472445872, 978-1472445872\nSynopsis\nWho were the first owners of the music published in England in the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries? Who went to the dwelling house of T. East, by Paules wharfe and bought a copy of Byrds Psalmes, sonets, & songs when it appeared in 1588? Who purchased a copy of Dowlands First booke of songes in 1597? What other books formed part of their music library? 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 they left in the books themselves: handwritten inscriptions, including names and other marks of ownership - even the scribbles and drawings a child of the family might put into a book left lying about. \n\nThe result is a treasure trove of .

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