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Royal Danish Library (Det Kongelige Bibliotek)
Works by Francisco Guerrero at the Royal Danish Library (Det Kongelige Bibliotek)

The Royal Danish Library (Det Kongelige Bibliotek), founded by King Frederick III in 1648 and …

Sept. 24, 2025
Cathedral of Calahorra. Photo: Alfonso de Vicente
Inventory of musical instruments from the Calahorra Cathedral (1631-1645)

There is a wealth of information about the musical instruments found in Calahorra Cathedral. A …

Sept. 19, 2025
Chapel of San Esteban and San Bartolomé (1)
Foundation of the chapel of Omnium Sanctorum / San Esteban / San Bartolomé in the Cathedral of Cordova (1271)

We analyze the probable sequence of dedications of the chapel in Córdoba Cathedral currently known …

Sept. 15, 2025
Portrait of a young woman (probably María Fernanda Fitz-James-Stuart y Stolberg-Gedern). Mariano Salvador Maella
A fortepiano by Francisco Fernández for the palace of the Dukes of Híjar in Madrid (c. 1807)

Lawsuit filed in Madrid by Agustín de Silva Fernández de Híjar, 10th Duke of Hijar, …

Sept. 11, 2025

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Stella cæli extirpavit an antiphon against the plague

Juan Ruiz Jiménez, Juan Carlos Asensio Palacios
March 23, 2020

Tradition dates back to 1317 the miraculous handing over of Saint Bartholomew to the nuns of the convent of Santa Clara, in Coimbra, of the antiphon Stella cæli extirpavit to …

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Works of Francisco Guerrero in Lerma (Burgos)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
March 22, 2020

Works of Francisco Guerrero in the collegiate church of San Pedro and in the convent fo San Blas in Lerma (Burgos).

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Repair of the organ of the convent of Santa María de Jesús in Huécija (Almería) in 1712

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
March 7, 2020

Repair of the organ of the convent of Santa María de Jesús in Huécija (Almería) by the organ builder fray Miguel de San Jerónimo, resident in the convent of San …

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Repair of the organ of the church of Santa Cruz in Canjáyar (Almería) in 1712

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
March 5, 2020

Repair of the organ of the church of Santa Cruz in Canjáyar (Almería) by the organ builder fray Miguel de San Jerónimo, resident in the convent of San Antonio Abad …

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