Christopher Page

Once or twice in a generation a book comes along that crosses disciplinary boundaries to make unexpected connections, open up new imaginative vistas, and refocus what had seemed familiar historical... — New York Review of BooksMore…

The book is especially valuable because the author examines both the social and musical history of the guitar. Studies that focus just on one instrument can be sincere but dull, their pages... — Early Music AmericaMore…

A valuable collection of essays ... Drawing on the wealth of recent research which has deepened our understanding of later chivalric orders and traditions. Page shows that writers on the fifteenth-century... — The TimesMore…

The book is especially valuable because the author examines both the social and musical history of the guitar. Studies that focus just on one instrument can be sincere but dull, their pages... — Early Music AmericaMore…