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Reconstruction of the interior of the Mudejar cathedral of Seville (1)
Pious endowment of Ferrán Martínez, canon and archdeacon of Écija in the cathedral of Seville (1379/1403)

In his will, dated January 19, 1379, Ferrán Martínez, canon and archdeacon of Écija, bequeathed …

March 6, 2025
The space of the former chapel of the Espíritu Santo
Foundation and endowment of the Chapel of the Espíritu Santo in Cordoba Cathedral (1369)

On 17 June 1369, the dean and chapter of Cordoba Cathedral donated a chapel inside …

Feb. 27, 2025
<em>La devota peregrinación de la Tierra Sancta</em>. Miquel Matas (1604), fols. 111v-112r
Visit to Jerusalem (6). Pilgrims' prayers and songs at the stations of the journey to Bethleem

Visit to Jerusalem (6). Pilgrims' prayers and songs at the stations of the journey to …

Feb. 17, 2025

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Call to prayer by a muezzin and coranic psalmody at the mosque Burriana in Granada

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
July 11, 2015

The call to prayer of the müezzin, repeated five times a day, and the&nbsp;coranic psalmody at the mosque Burriana were essential elements of the soundscape of Muslim Granada.

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Call to prayer by a muezzin and coranic psalmody at the Aljama mosque of the Albaicín in Granada

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
July 11, 2015

The call to prayer of the müezzin, repeated five times a day, and the&nbsp;coranic psalmody at the Aljama mosque of El Albaicín were essential elements of the soundscape of Muslim …

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Domestic music at the house of vihuela player Luis de Narváez

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
July 11, 2015

Little more than his origin in Granada and his probable employment in the service of Francisco de los Cobos, secretary to Charles V, before 1526, is what we can say …

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