Music in medieval manuscripts
By: Nicolas Bell.
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Toronto; Buffalo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
Subjects: Music -- 500-1400 -- Manuscripts.; Music -- 15th century -- Manuscripts.; Manuscripts, Medieval.; Paleography, Musical.; Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval.; Music in art.; Musical notation -- History -- To 1500.
Description: "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."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [58]) and index.
Co-published by the British Library.
"List of manuscripts consulted"--P. 59-60.