A Florentine chansonnier from the time of Lorenzo the Magnificent : Florence, Bibl. Nazionale Centrale : MS Banco Rari 229 / [2] Text volume. Text

Besides writing monumental Masses and florid and impressive motets, composers of the fifteenth century also cultivated the more lyrical and intimate art of the chanson. Frontmatter Acknowledgments (page ix) PART ONE: THE MANUSCRIPT I Introduction: The Contents of the Manuscript (page 1) II Description of the Manuscript (page 5) III The Illuminators of the Manuscript: Gherardo and Monte di Giovanni (page 9) IV The Frontispiece (page 16) V Tubalcain and the Coat of Arms (page 23) VI The Medallions (page 27) VII The First Owner of the Manuscript: Alessandro Braccesi (page 32) VIII The Choice of Composers (page 42) PART TWO: MUSIC AND POETRY IN FLORENCE 229 IX Courtly Poetry and Popular Poetry (page 52) X Chansons by Busnois, Agricola, Martini, and Issac (page 71) XI The Other Chansons in the Manuscript (page 99) XII Compositions with Non-French Texts or Incipits, and Those without Text (page 125) PART THREE: ANALYTICAL AND EDITORIAL PROBLEMS XIII Related Sources and Variant Readings (page 143) XIV Modes and Conflicting Signatures (page 150) XV Text Underlay (page 168) PART FOUR: THE COMPOSITIONS AND THEIR CONCORDANCES XVI List of Sources with Sigla or Short Titles (page 181) XVII Notes on the Compositions and Their Texts (page 206) Index of Composers (page 311) Index of Compositions (page 317)