St. Anne in Renaissance Music Devotion and Politics |
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| Author:
| Anderson, Michael Alan |
| ISBN: | 978-1-107-05624-4 |
| Publication Date: | May 2014 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $115.00 |
Book Description:
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Devotion to St Anne, the apocryphal mother of the Virgin Mary, reached its height in the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. Michael Alan Anderson highlights the political implications of the music that honoured Anne and explores its connections to some of the most prominent court cultures of western Europe.
Devotion to St Anne, the apocryphal mother of the Virgin Mary, reached its height in the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. Michael Alan Anderson highlights the political implications of the music that honoured Anne and explores its connections to some of the most prominent court cultures of western Europe.