An exploration of the Elizabethan and Jacobean cult of melancholy as it was expressed in music for viols. Glyn Maxwell's modern poetry included in the booklet takes its inspiration from the music and narrates a story of loss, regret and disaster. Illustrated with woodcuts by Kathe Kollwitz.
“Treat yourself to some exquisite gloom”
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