Chansonnier de Jean de Montchenu
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Title
Chansonnier de Jean de Montchenu
Description
This is a high quality facsimile. It is a limited edition, number 326 of of 1380 copies bound in red velvet after the original; 2-part slipcase covered in green leather. An accompanying Commentary volume and an audio CD are included.
The “Chansonnier” gets its name from Jean de Montchenu, a nobleman, apostolic prothonotary, Bishop of Ager (1477) and later of Vivier (1478-1497) who commissioned the work.
The “Chansonnier” gets its name from Jean de Montchenu, a nobleman, apostolic prothonotary, Bishop of Ager (1477) and later of Vivier (1478-1497) who commissioned the work.
Source
Date
ca. 1460-1477
Alternative Title
Le Chansonnier Cordiforme.
Recueil de chansons.
Recueil de chansons.
Abstract
The music repertoire consists of French and Italian songs written by Dufay Ockegem, Busnois and their contemporaries.
When closed this volume is shaped like a heart; when open it becomes two hearts, joined, representing two lovers who send love messages to one another in each one of the songs. When the word “heart” appears in the texts, it is represented by a pictogram. Two full-page illustrations appear in the codex. In the first, Cupid throws arrows at a young girl while at his side Fortune spins his wheel. In the other, two lovers approach one another lovingly. Throughout the manuscript, the borders include animals, birds, dogs, cats and all kinds of flowers and plants highlighted in abundant and delicate gold.
When closed this volume is shaped like a heart; when open it becomes two hearts, joined, representing two lovers who send love messages to one another in each one of the songs. When the word “heart” appears in the texts, it is represented by a pictogram. Two full-page illustrations appear in the codex. In the first, Cupid throws arrows at a young girl while at his side Fortune spins his wheel. In the other, two lovers approach one another lovingly. Throughout the manuscript, the borders include animals, birds, dogs, cats and all kinds of flowers and plants highlighted in abundant and delicate gold.
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Citation
“Chansonnier de Jean de Montchenu,” The little Gallery Underground, accessed April 28, 2024, https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/thelittlegalleryunderground/items/show/62.
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