Book on Musical Patrimony from Flemish Beguinages

by thelowcountries 19. April 2010 15:27
Beguinages (‘Begijnhoven’) are unique to the Low Countries. The typical ‘court’ beguinages are represented most strongly in the southern Low Countries (more or less actual Belgium). On account of their historical, architectural and socio-religious value, a selection of thirteen beguinages was recognized as World Heritage by Unesco in 1998. In 2004, The Low Countries Yearbook published an article on the future of beguinages. 

Only recently, research had paid closer attention to the material culture of beguinage life, including literacy and book culture among beguines. The book Beguinae in cantu instructae focuses on another new aspect of their culture, and describes and studies the sources of the beguines’ musical life. This volume fills a void in current musicology and beguine scholarship, sketching the previously unassessed quality, quantity, stylistic diversity and historical and geographical dissemination of the repertory. In the book, you will find an inventory of all music manuscripts and prints that have been found thus far. It also gives you the story behind the music. 

About the book: 

Beguinae in cantu instructae. Musical patrimony from Flemish beguinages (Middle Ages - Late 18th C.), Pieter Mannaerts (ed.), Centre d’Études supérieures de la Renaissance, Brepols Publishers, Turnhout, 2009

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