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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Main Author: Paweł Gancarczyk
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Published: ZRC SAZU, Založba ZRC 2015-10-01
Series:De Musica Disserenda
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Online Access:https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/dmd/article/view/3069
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description 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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spelling doaj.art-22e66a4a24f04a8f95d35cc65ba2ed9a2022-12-22T01:40:28ZdeuZRC SAZU, Založba ZRCDe Musica Disserenda1854-34052536-26152015-10-01111-2234010.3986/dmd11.1-2.022460Georg Knoff’s Collection in Gdańsk: Remarks on Collecting and Disseminating Printed MusicPaweł Gancarczyk0Institute of Art of the Polish Academy of SciencesGeorg 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.https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/dmd/article/view/3069music printingcollectionssixteenth centurygdańskvenicegeorg knoff
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Georg Knoff’s Collection in Gdańsk: Remarks on Collecting and Disseminating Printed Music
De Musica Disserenda
music printing
collections
sixteenth century
gdańsk
venice
georg knoff
title Georg Knoff’s Collection in Gdańsk: Remarks on Collecting and Disseminating Printed Music
title_full Georg Knoff’s Collection in Gdańsk: Remarks on Collecting and Disseminating Printed Music
title_fullStr Georg Knoff’s Collection in Gdańsk: Remarks on Collecting and Disseminating Printed Music
title_full_unstemmed Georg Knoff’s Collection in Gdańsk: Remarks on Collecting and Disseminating Printed Music
title_short Georg Knoff’s Collection in Gdańsk: Remarks on Collecting and Disseminating Printed Music
title_sort georg knoff s collection in gdansk remarks on collecting and disseminating printed music
topic music printing
collections
sixteenth century
gdańsk
venice
georg knoff
url https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/dmd/article/view/3069
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