Frank A. D'Accone is Professor Emeritus of Music at the University of California, Los Angeles, USA.

• Contents: Introduction; Music and musicians at the Florentine monastery of Santa Trinita, 1360-63; Una nuova fonte dell'Ars Nova Italiana: Il codice di San Lorenzo, 2211; Music and musicians at Santa Maria del Fiore in the early Quattrocento; The singers of San Giovanni in Florence during the 15th century; Lorenzo the Magnificent and music; Sacred music in Florence in Savonarola's time; Heinrich Isaac in Florence: new and unpublished documents; Some neglected composers in the Florentine chapels, ca. 1475-1525; Alessandro Coppini and Bartolomeo degli Organi - two Florentine composers of the Renaissance; Addenda and Corrigenda; Index.

'This is a useful collection of articles which gives insight into the musical world of a city better known for its visual arts, and as a demonstration of the value of careful archival work.' Early Music Review ’D’Accone’s work has been characterized by a judicious combination of archival research and penetrating critical reasoning, enabling him to come up with narratives that are both factually precise and flowing in their prose style.’ Music & Letters