Artist Info: Codex Montpellier

The Montpellier Codex (Montpellier, Bibliothèque Inter-Universitaire, Section Médecine, H196) is an important source of 13th century French polyphony. The codex contains 336 polyphonic works probably composed ca. 1250-1300, and was likely compiled ca. 1300. It is believed to originate from Paris.

The Montpellier Codex can be roughly divided into 8 fascicles, each of which contain discrete genres of music. The format of the codex is as follows: [read more...]