Abstract
Fragments become material and visual signifiers in their own right
when worked into bindings as pastedowns. The potential of pastedowns
– musical or otherwise – to create meanings in the perception of users attuned to
such messages is investigated through four case studies. Understood emphatically as metatexts, pastedowns, by virtue of their material, visual and semantic
qualities, not only may reflect binders’ and patrons’ aesthetic strategies and
intentions but also have the potential to contribute in subtle ways to the construction of institutional or collective memories and identities.
when worked into bindings as pastedowns. The potential of pastedowns
– musical or otherwise – to create meanings in the perception of users attuned to
such messages is investigated through four case studies. Understood emphatically as metatexts, pastedowns, by virtue of their material, visual and semantic
qualities, not only may reflect binders’ and patrons’ aesthetic strategies and
intentions but also have the potential to contribute in subtle ways to the construction of institutional or collective memories and identities.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Disiecta Membra Musicae |
| Subtitle of host publication | Studies in Musical Fragmentology |
| Editors | Giovanni Varelli |
| Publisher | De Gruyter |
| Pages | 205-237 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783110717884 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783110717228 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 7 Dec 2020 |
Publication series
| Name | Studies in Manuscript Cultures |
|---|---|
| Publisher | De Gruyter |
| Volume | 21 |
| ISSN (Print) | 2365-9696 |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 2365-970X |