The English Medieval Minstrel
As a popular history [it] has considerable merits and offers a number of interesting suggestions. SPECULUM
Goes deeper than the history of a profession: it suggests a new way of looking at the exercise of power useful and rewarding. Eric Christiansen in the DAILY TELEGRAPH
Originally the word ‘minstrel' meant ‘littleservant to the king'and the crux of the profession was versatility musical skills were never enough in themselves. Fools, acrobats, singers, conjurors and puppeteers, this is the first book to tell the whole of the minstrels' story and put it into a developing historical perspective.
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Goes deeper than the history of a profession: it suggests a new way of looking at the exercise of power useful and rewarding. Eric Christiansen in the DAILY TELEGRAPH
Originally the word ‘minstrel' meant ‘littleservant to the king'and the crux of the profession was versatility musical skills were never enough in themselves. Fools, acrobats, singers, conjurors and puppeteers, this is the first book to tell the whole of the minstrels' story and put it into a developing historical perspective.
The English Medieval Minstrel
As a popular history [it] has considerable merits and offers a number of interesting suggestions. SPECULUM
Goes deeper than the history of a profession: it suggests a new way of looking at the exercise of power useful and rewarding. Eric Christiansen in the DAILY TELEGRAPH
Originally the word ‘minstrel' meant ‘littleservant to the king'and the crux of the profession was versatility musical skills were never enough in themselves. Fools, acrobats, singers, conjurors and puppeteers, this is the first book to tell the whole of the minstrels' story and put it into a developing historical perspective.
Goes deeper than the history of a profession: it suggests a new way of looking at the exercise of power useful and rewarding. Eric Christiansen in the DAILY TELEGRAPH
Originally the word ‘minstrel' meant ‘littleservant to the king'and the crux of the profession was versatility musical skills were never enough in themselves. Fools, acrobats, singers, conjurors and puppeteers, this is the first book to tell the whole of the minstrels' story and put it into a developing historical perspective.
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780851155364 |
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| Publisher: | Boydell & Brewer, Limited |
| Publication date: | 11/30/1989 |
| Pages: | 204 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x (d) |
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