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Old church. Sala de Legos. Monastery of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción (La Cartuja)
Confraternities at the monastery of La Cartuja in Granada

Confraternities at the monastery of La Cartuja in Granada.

April 6, 2024
Archivo de la Capilla Real de Granada. <em>Missarum liber secundus</em> (1582). Libro de polifonía nº2, fols. 82v-83r
Works by Francisco Guerrero at the Capilla Real in Granada

Works by Francisco Guerrero at the Capilla Real in Granada.

April 1, 2024
Door of the convent of São Félix e Santo Adrião de Chelas (detail)
Villancicos composed for the religious profession of nuns at the convent of São Félix e Santo Adrião de Chelas in Lisbon (1675)

Villancicos composed for the religious profession of nuns at the convent of São Félix e …

March 31, 2024
Convent of San Salvador (c. 1900)
Pilgrims' prayers and chants in the convent of St Saviour of Jerusalem (1602)

Pilgrims' prayers and chants in the convent of St Saviour of Jerusalem (1602).

March 31, 2024

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New bells for the chuches of Granada (c.1494)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
16-03-2016

The spaces converted into churches in Granada after its conquest by the Catholic Monarchs were quickly equipped with bells, highlighting their importance as a means of communication in the religious …

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Music in Filipo de Carrizales’ house

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
09-03-2016

Miguel de Cervantes in&nbsp;El celosos extremeño&nbsp;takes us to the house of the indiano Filipo de Carrizales and the power of music to open doors and bend wills.

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The mancebía (brothel) of Seville

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
05-03-2016

The prostitution quarter (mancebía) in Sevilla was located in the so-called Compás de la Laguna, in the Arenal neighborhood. It was limited by a wall that protected it from the …

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