Minstrels and minstrelsy in late Medieval England / Richard Rastall with Andrew Taylor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rastall, Richard.

Contributor:

Taylor, Andrew, contributor.

JSTOR (Online Service)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Minstrels--England--History--To 1500.

Minstrels.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Woodbridge, Suffolk ; Rochester, NY : Boydell Pres, an imprint of Boydell & Brewer, [2023]

Contents:

Minstrels and Minstrelsy in Late Medieval England

Contents

Illustrations

Musical examples

Abbreviations

A note on references

A note on money

A note on dates

Preface

Acknowledgments

Part I. Minstrels and Minstrelsy in the Elite Households

1 The royal households and their minstrels

2 The life of a royal minstrel

3 Recruitment, training and retirement

4 Minstrelsy at Court

5 Minstrelsy in noble and ecclesiastical households

Part II. Urban Minstrelsy

6 Minstrelsy in the towns

7 Civic minstrels

Part III. On the Road

8 Minstrels on the road

9 Minstrel itineraries

10 The regulation and protection of minstrels

Part IV. Minstrel Performance

11 The enigma of the minstrels' songs

12 Professional recitation before the fourteenth century

13 Minstrels and heralds and chivalric fame

14 Instruments and Performers

15 The instrumental repertory in England

Envoi

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 29, 2023).

Other Format:

Print version: Rastall, Richard Minstrels and Minstrelsy in Late Medieval England

ISBN:

9781800109360

1800109369

9781800109353

1800109350

Publisher Number:

40031663980

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