Item Detail
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Krummel, Donald William
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English music printing, 1553-1700
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Book
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London
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1975
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Bibliographical Society
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xi, 188 p. : ill., facsims., music ; 28 cm.
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English
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0197217885; 9780197217887
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Music--Publishing--England--History.
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History of Music Publishing; Sixteenth Century; Seventeenth Century; Eighteenth Century; Great Britain
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ML 112 .K75
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Krummel, Donald W. English Music Printing: 1553-1700. Biographical Society Publication for the Year 1971. London: Oxford University Press, 1975.
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Follows the development of music type: its size, appearance, inking, and it's setting in forms in England from 1533 to 1700. Also discusses patent laws extant during this era. References publishers and printers of that time. The bibliography provides citations for additional research.
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Covers the patents and forms for History of Music Publishing and printing. Follows the development of music type by looking at the publishing of psalm books, part books, songbooks, engravings, broadside ballads, and song sheets in England from1495-1700.
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Divided into seven chapters, A Successor to Steele; The Politics of the Music Patents; Psalm Books; Part Books; Song Books; Engravings, Broadside Ballads, and Song Sheets; and Some Conclusions. Each chapter has subheadings. Includes a bibliography and index.
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Extensive bibliography. Uses patents and laws of the era to explain more fully the printing and publishing practices.
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BYU Mus Ref
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3636