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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 …

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An unknown printed edition with four masses by Morales (Venice: Girolamo Scotto, 1558)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Feb. 28, 2023

The discovery of a booklet of polyphonic music with four masses by Cristóbal de Morales confirms that Girolamo Scotto printed his Missarum cum quatuor vocibus liber primus for the first …

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Annual income of the organist and sacristan of the church of the Encarnación in Alhama (1582)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Feb. 7, 2023

The annual income of a parish organist came from different sources, some in money and others in kind. It is relatively common for the positions of organist and sacristan to …

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