The musical sounds of medieval French cities : players, patrons, and politics / Gretchen Peters.

Author
Peters, Gretchen, 1962- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Description
x, 288 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.

Details

Subject(s)
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-276) and index.
Contents
  • Playing before the council: civic patronage in southern France
  • In honor of nobility: civic patronage in central France
  • For the honor and pleasure of the city: civic patronage in northern France
  • From confraternal processions to weddings to bathhouses: freelancing in the urban environment
  • Playing en couble: professional relationships among minstrels
  • "A minister of Satan" and "an honor to the city": conflicting images of the medieval minstrel.
ISBN
  • 9781107010611 (hardback)
  • 1107010616 (hardback)
LCCN
2012010341
OCLC
781278998
Other standard number
40021651553
RCP
N - O
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