The Khan’s Pifferi

2026/07/27 by Tim Shephard, Chenxi Xiao · 1 voice
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #Eurasian Exchange Networks #Indian and Buddhist Studies #Renaissance and Early Modern Studies

paper · pdf · doi:10.11647/obp.0531

openalex publication_date 2026/07/27 · openalex created_date 2026/07/28 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29

Abstract

This volume explores what Italian readers of the 1480s and 1490s could learn about Asian music through the expanding medium of print.

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