Rehtajici kone, kdakajici slepice, tezkopadni srotyri… Kazdodenni zivot pozdne stredovekeho mesta ocima a usima hudebniku
Neighing horses, cackling hens, heavy-footed vessel and barrel traders… Everyday life of a late medieval town through the eyes and ears of musicians

Summary/Abstract: The manuscript collection of polyphonic compositions, a so-called Codex Specialnik (Prague, ca. 1485–1500), is presented in the study as a possible starting point for an investigation of the everyday life of a late medieval town. The centre of attention is primarily the alphabetically arranged index of the compositions, which was to facilitate orientation in the musical contents of the codex. The majority of the compositions were copied into the manuscript without the name of the author, therefore the textual incipits were used in the index for the identification of the anonymous songs and motets.

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