Music in the art of Renaissance Italy, 1420-1540 /

The first detailed survey of the representation of music in the art of Renaissance Italy, opening up new vistas within the social and culture history of Italian music and art in the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. The authors formed the team for the three-year project 'Music in the Art...

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Main Authors:	Shephard, Tim (Author), Raninen, Sanna (Author), Sessini, Serenella (Author), Stef̦ănescu, Laura (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English Italian Latin
Language Notes:	Includes quotations in Italian or Latin, some with English translation. "Translations are the authors' unless otherwise credited. Biblical quotations are from the Douay-Rhiems translation in English, and the Vulgate in Latin"--Page 4.
Published:	Turnhout, Belgium : Harvey Miller Publishers, [2020]
Subjects:	Music in art. Musical instruments in art. Art, Renaissance > Italy. Art, Italian > 15th century. Art, Italian > 16th century. Musicians > Pictorial works.

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Summary:	The first detailed survey of the representation of music in the art of Renaissance Italy, opening up new vistas within the social and culture history of Italian music and art in the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. The authors formed the team for the three-year project 'Music in the Art of Renaissance Italy, c.1420-1540' at the University of Sheffield, funded by The Leverhulme Trust. Tim Shephard is Senior Lecturer in Musicology at the University of Sheffield and a specialist in music, art and identity at the Italian Renaissance courts.
Physical Description:	408 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-383) and index.
ISBN:	9781912554027 191255402X