Behind the stage: some thoughts on the Codex Speciálník and the reception of polyphony in late 15th-century Prague

Abstract

Several compositions preserved in the Codex Speciálník with 'nicknames' are key to the interpretation of the historical and cultural background of this Bohemian source.

Keywords

• Behind
• stage
• thoughts
• Codex
• Speciálník
• reception
• polyphony
• 15th-century
• Prague