Early Music Printing in German-Speaking Lands

For the first time, this collection brings together the different strands that define the German music printing landscape from the late fifteenth to the late sixteenth century. From the earliest developments in music printing and publishing, to printing techniques and solutions, the commerce of music printing, and intellectual history, the chapters outline broad trends in the production of different genres of printed books and examine the work of individual printers. The result is a highly original and varied picture of the beginnings of music printing in a geographical region that, until now, has been somewhat neglected.