Thomas East and Music Publishing in Renaissance England Book

	Introduction	3
1	The Life and Early Career of Thomas East	9
2	Music Printing as an Enterprise in London before 1588	19
3	Bibliographical Issues: East's Music Printshop and Chronological Puzzles	38
4	Music Publishing during Byrd's Monopoly (1588-1593) Part I: Byrd's Publishing Agenda	55
5	Music Printing during Byrd's Monopoly (1588-1593) Part II: The Benefits to East	69
6	The Morley Era: Competition in London Music Printing and Publishing (1593-1602)	76
7	Thomas East and the Sphere of Public Affairs in the Twilight Years of the Elizabethan Era	96
8	East's Last Years, His Legacy, and the Two Music Patents of the Early Stuart Era (1603-1611)	112
	Conclusion	127
	Abbreviations and Sigla	132
	App. 1: Tables	135
App. 2	Observations on Typographical Variants among East's Hidden Editions and Their Originals	143
App. 3	The East-Hassell-Snodham-Field Connection	146
App. 4	Checklist of Music Editions Printed by Thomas East	148
	Notes	175
	Select Bibliography	216
	Index	229