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Gdansk Library of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Works by Francisco Guerrero in the Gdansk Library of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Works by Francisco Guerrero in the Gdansk Library of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

Nov. 10, 2024
Chapel of Villaviciosa
Consecration of the Mosque of Cordoba and rescue of the bells of the Cathedral of Santiago (1236)

On 29 June 1236, the feast of Saints Peter and Paul, the mosque of Cordoba …

Nov. 9, 2024
Cathedral of Sigüenza
Documents about Tomás Luis de Victoria in the cathedral of Sigüenza (1582-1609)

Five chapter minutes, three accounting notes and one letter refer to the sending of eight …

Oct. 26, 2024
Title page. <em>Epinicio armónico</em>
Celebration of the acquisition of the degree of Master of Sacred Theology at the College of San Agustín in Granada.

At an indeterminate date, probably between 1714 and 1726, five Augustinian friars were awarded the …

Oct. 24, 2024

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Luthier’s exam in Granada (1668)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
10-11-2018

The Archivo Municipal of Granada preserves an extraordinary document that gives us an account of the conflict of interests that must have arisen between the members of the city's luthiers …

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Bell ringing and the use of musical instruments at the San Bartolomé y Santiago College in Granada.

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
06-11-2018

The Constituciones del Real Colegio de San Bartolomé y Santiago of Granada (1774) set out the bell tolls that regulated collegiate life and the limited use that students could make …

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Francisco de la Torre’s house in Seville (1502)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
04-11-2018

In 1502, Francisco de la Torre, singer, chapel master and composer, lived in a house rented by the Chapter of Seville Cathedral. It was a residence of considerable size, with …

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The sounds of the Alameda in the Genil river

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
31-10-2018

The space of the Alameda del río Genil, in Granada, was, at least since the 18th century, a recreational space for the citizens, where a second "Casa de las Chirimías" …

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Ordinances of town criers in Seville (1519)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
28-10-2018

The&nbsp;Ordenanzas de Sevilla, published in 1527, established that there would be fourteen town criers in the city and precisely regulated the details of the exercise of their profession.

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