Manuscript Inscriptions in Early English Printed Music

In this survey of surviving books of music published before 1640, David Greer has gleaned information about the books’ early and subsequent owners by studying the traces those owners left in the books themselves. The result is a treasure trove of information about musical culture in early modern England. The temptation to ’scribble in books’ was

David Greer is Professor Emeritus of Music at Durham University, UK.