The Chantilly Codex, Manuscript 564
Stone, Anne / Plumley, Yolanda
The Chantilly 564 Codex is recognised as one of the most important sources of the late XIVth century. It contains 99 songs and 13 motets in French or Latin, many of which are unique and some written by composers whose names are not recorded anywhere else. Apart from the unusually rich repertoire, this manuscript provides many examples of the highly elaborate musical notation known as the Ars subtilior (varied colours, unusual presentation, fir...