Early Printed Music and Material Culture in Central and Western Europe

This comprehensive book provides a detailed analysis of the dynamics of music printing in Western and Northern Europe during the 16th and early 17th centuries.

With contributions from leading experts in the field, it explores the interrelation between the materiality of print music and cultural, aesthetic, religious, legal, gender, and economic history.

From the international book trade to the history of women music printers, this book offers a wealth of new insights that will be relevant to researchers of early modern music and early print culture alike.

With its engagement with theoretical turns in the humanities towards material culture, mobility studies, and digital research, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of music and printing.