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The cat & the fiddle : images of musical humour from the Middle Ages to modern times
- Title
- The cat & the fiddle : images of musical humour from the Middle Ages to modern times / Jeremy Barlow.
- Author
- Barlow, Jeremy, 1939-
- Publication
- Oxford : Bodleian Library, 2006.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | ML85 .B37 2006 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 88 pages : illustrations (some color); 25 cm
- Summary
- Music is a serious subject which some artists and illustrators have for centuries treated in a light-hearted manner. This book explores the comical, satirical and sometimes dark world of musical humour.
- Alternative Title
- Cat and the fiddle
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- humor.
- Humor.
- Humour.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 72-73) and index.
- Contents
- Marginal musicians -- Animal amusements -- Carnival, coxcombs, and commedia -- Social satire -- Class contrasts -- Mind your manners -- Victorian ventures -- Soulful soloists.
- ISBN
- 1851243003
- 9781851243006
- LCCN
- 9781851243006
- OCLC
- ocm75614984
- 75614984
- SCSB-1429620
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library