Catalonia, 1399. The Llibre Vermell de Montserrat (Catalan for "Red Book of Montserrat") is a collection of late mediaeval songs. The 14th century manuscript was located at the monastery of Montserrat outside Barcelona in Catalonia. The manuscript was prepared in approximately 1399. It originally contained 172 double pages, of which 32 have been lost. The title "The Red Book of Montserrat" describes the red binding in which the collection was placed in the nineteenth century. No composer is identified for any of the songs it contains. The ten songs in the collect… read more
Catalonia, 1399. The Llibre Vermell de Montserrat (Catalan for "Red Book of Montserrat") is a collection of late mediaeval songs. The 14th century manuscript was located at the monastery of Montserrat outside Barcelona in Catalonia. The manuscript was prepared in approximately 1399.… read more
Catalonia, 1399. The Llibre Vermell de Montserrat (Catalan for "Red Book of Montserrat") is a collection of late mediaeval songs. The 14th century manuscript was located at the monastery of Montserrat outside Barcelona in Catalonia. The manuscript was prepared in approximately 1399. It originally contained 172 double pages, of which 32 have been lost. T… read more