17%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Book on Music
Florentius de Faxolis
€ 40.99
€ 33.89
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Book on Music
Hardback. Between 1485 and 1492, Cardinal Ascanio Sforza was the recipient of a music treatise composed for him by 'Florentius Musicus' (Florentius de Faxolis), who had served him in Naples and Rome. Taking the cardinal's predilections into account, this book emphasises on the praises, power, utility, necessity, and effect of music. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2 halftones, 163 music examples. BIC Classification: AVC; AVGC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Between 1485 and 1492, Cardinal Ascanio Sforza was the recipient of a music treatise composed for him by 'Florentius Musicus' (Florentius de Faxolis), who had served him in Naples and Rome. Now in Milan, the richly illuminated small parchment codex bears witness to the musical interests of the cardinal, himself an avid singer taught by Duke Ercole d'Este. Florentius, whose treatise, found in no other source, is edited here for the first time, evidently took the cardinal's predilections into account, for the Book on Music is unusual for its emphasis on 'the praises, power, utility, necessity, and effect ... Read more
Between 1485 and 1492, Cardinal Ascanio Sforza was the recipient of a music treatise composed for him by 'Florentius Musicus' (Florentius de Faxolis), who had served him in Naples and Rome. Now in Milan, the richly illuminated small parchment codex bears witness to the musical interests of the cardinal, himself an avid singer taught by Duke Ercole d'Este. Florentius, whose treatise, found in no other source, is edited here for the first time, evidently took the cardinal's predilections into account, for the Book on Music is unusual for its emphasis on 'the praises, power, utility, necessity, and effect ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Series
The I Tatti Renaissance Library
Condition
New
Weight
498g
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674049437
SKU
V9780674049437
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About Florentius de Faxolis
Bonnie J. Blackburn is a member of the Faculty of Music, Oxford University, and a Fellow of the British Academy. Leofranc Holford-Strevens is Consultant Scholar-Editor at Oxford University Press.
Reviews for Book on Music