Anachrony and Identity in the Loire Valley Chansonniers

Loire Valley chansonniers, polyphonic manuscripts from the late 15th century, served as symbolic representations of noble identity for bourgeois owners seeking cultural and social ascension. These anachronic objects, blending elements from established types, were kept relevant through the editorial interventions of a unique copyist, the 'Dijon Scribe,' who managed their disrupted preparation. The study leverages theories by Nagel and Wood to contextualize how these manuscripts universalized noble ideals, catering to the aspirations of notaries and secretaries in the orbit of the French royal court.

Alden, J. (2015). Anachrony and Identity in the Loire Valley Chansonniers. Journal of the Alamire Foundation, 7(1), 33–46. https://doi.org/10.1484/j.jaf.5.103803