Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of illustrations x
4. List of music examples xiii
5. List of abbreviations xiv
6. A note on references xvi
7. A note on money xvii
8. A note on dates xix
9. Preface xxii
10. Acknowledgments xxix
11. Part I. Minstrels and Minstrelsy in the Elite Households
12. Introduction to Part I 1
13. 1 The royal households and their minstrels 3
14. 2 The life of a royal minstrel 14
15. 3 Recruitment, training and retirement 49
16. 4 Minstrelsy at Court 73
17. 5 Minstrelsy in noble and ecclesiastical households 99
18. Part II. Urban Minstrelsy
19. Introduction to Part II 128
20. 6 Minstrelsy in the towns 129
21. 7 Civic minstrels 146
22. Part III. On the Road
23. Introduction to Part III 164
24. 8 Minstrels on the road 167
25. 9 Minstrel itineraries 183
26. 10 The regulation and protection of minstrels 198
27. Part IV. Minstrel Performance
28. Introduction to Part IV 228
29. 11 The enigma of the minstrels’ songs 235
30. 12 Professional recitation before the fourteenth century 269
31. 13 Minstrels and heralds and chivalric fame 291
32. 14 Instruments and performers 315
33. 15 The instrumental repertory in England 362
34. Envoi 395
35. Bibliography 399
36. Index 427