Middle Ages – Page 3 – Elizabeth Eva Leach

The source materials for large medieval chansonniers

How were large collections of lyric poetry (with or without music) assembled?

The Philosopher’s Pony Play

Image by Vassil — Personal work, CC0

For all that he is The Philosopher in the later Middle Ages, the most striking iconographical depictions of Aristotle from the period are of him on all fours, being ridden by a woman.

Sorting out the works of Gautier d’Espinal

Wikipedia’s list of Gautier’s works looked a bit thin to me, so I’ve edited the page (fingers crossed the edits persist!)

One of Douce 308’s grands chants

At the end of the first full week of my project, I offer a working edition of one of Douce 308’s unique songs in the grand chant section.

New Book: Manuscripts and Medieval Song

Copies of my new co-edited book now received!

At the Medieval Academy of America Annual Conference 2015

I was honoured to be invited to give the opening Plenary lecture at the MAA annual meeting, this year held at the University of Notre Dame in the US.

Leach en France, Leach en français

Texte et présentation Powerpoint sur le contrepoint chez Machaut.

Review of Helen Deeming’s edition of Songs in British Sources (with link to full text)

My review of Helen Deeming’s edition of Songs in British Sources (Musica Britannica, vol. 95), has just become available via the advance access section of Early Music.