Georg Knoff’s Collection in Gdańsk: Remarks on Collecting and Disseminating Printed Music
Georg Knoff, a patrician from Gdańsk, amassed towards the end of the sixteenth century a collection of 267 music prints, the majority of them originating from Venice. The author puts forward the hypothesis that Knoff obtained the editions by making use of direct contacts with Italy. The aim of the c...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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ZRC SAZU, Založba ZRC
2015-10-01
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| Series: | De Musica Disserenda |
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| Online Access: | https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/dmd/article/view/3069 |
| Summary: | Georg Knoff, a patrician from Gdańsk, amassed towards the end of the sixteenth century a collection of 267 music prints, the majority of them originating from Venice. The author puts forward the hypothesis that Knoff obtained the editions by making use of direct contacts with Italy. The aim of the collection was not so much to provide repertory for performance as to emphasize Knoff’s social status. |
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| ISSN: | 1854-3405 2536-2615 |