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OF ARMS AND THE GENTLEMAN: ROBERT FAYRFAX AND HIS FAMILY

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 December 2024

Nicholas Sandon
Nicholas Sandon*
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Nicholas John Sandon, 7 Pond Hill, Halberton, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 7AP, UK.
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Abstract

This paper appraises the current reception of the early Tudor church musician and composer Robert Fayrfax and the information upon which it is based. The first section summarily introduces Robert and traces how the image of him developed. The second assesses this image in the light of armorial and other evidence. The third explores further material about Robert and his family contained in an important document. The fourth relates the findings to a wider context. The fifth investigates the interrelationship of two manuscripts once owned by Robert’s father.

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Robert Fayrfax (1464–1521)musicologysocial historymanuscripts
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Research paper
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The Antiquaries Journal , Volume 104 , October 2024 , pp. 206 - 234
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© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society of Antiquaries of London

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Tanner, T 1695. Notitia Monastica: or an account of all the Abbies, Priories and Houses of Friers in England and Wales, William Bowyer, London Google Scholar
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