Divided into three sections, this handbook covers a detailed survey of the history and techniques of music printing and publishing, including discussion of mode

The emergence of music printing and publishing in the early 16th century radically changed how music was circulated, and how the musical source (printed or manu

The book draws upon the rich information gathered for the online database Catalogue of early German printed music / Verzeichnis deutscher Musikfrühdrucke (vdm)

This collection of essays explores the cultures that coalesced around printed music in previous centuries. It focuses on the unique modes through which print or

Venetian music print culture of the mid-sixteenth century is presented here through a study of the Scotto press, one of the foremost dynastic music publishers o