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tower of the Cathedral of Ávila. Picture: A. de Vicente
Documents about Tomás Luis de Victoria in the cathedral of Ávila (1573-1601)

Transcription of sixteen agreements of the chapter of the cathedral of Ávila. Except for one, …

Sept. 11, 2024
Pescado Gate. W. Didot (1798)
Marian confraternity in the puerta del Pescado in Granada

Marian confraternity in the puerta del Pescado in Granada.

Sept. 1, 2024
<em>Indice di tutte l’opere di musica che si truova alla stampa della Pigna</em> (Venecia: Giacomo Vincenzi, 1591)
Works by Francisco Guerrero in the printing press of Giacomo Vincenzi (1591)

Works by Francisco Guerrero in the printing press of Giacomo Vincenzi (1591).

Aug. 27, 2024
Organ of the Monastery of San Zoilo. Gregorio González Roldán (1716)
Organ for the Monastery of San Zoilo in Carrión de los Condes (1716)

In 1716, the Benedictine community of the Monastery of San Zoilo signed a contract with …

Aug. 25, 2024

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Burials of Matías de la Chica in Granada (1701)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
22-07-2018

The execution of the will of Matías de la Chica (1701), sacristan of the church of San Andrés in Granada, gives us an insight into his financial situation and the …

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Ordinance and cry of the trade of making strings of vihuelas in Granada (1541)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
19-07-2018

The regulation “of the trade of making strings of vihuela”, contained in the Ordenanzas municipales de Granada (1552, reprinted in 1676) -title 116-, is the first printed compilation for this …

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Harpists of the San Miguel music chapel in Seville (1715)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
14-07-2018

The presence of three harpists in the music chapel of the church of San Miguel in Seville in 1715 prompted Pedro Grande, a player of this instrument, to apply for …

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