Tag Archives: guillaume dufay

good songs bad bishop: whistling in the abbey

A bad bishop’s book of love songs. Despite some gaping character flaws, French cleric Jean de Montchenu had good taste in illuminated manuscripts. Its not the Limbourg Brothers Tres Riches Heures, but it is the sole known surviving manuscript that … Continue reading

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Music/Composition/Performance | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment