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Barcelona (detail). Anton van den Wyngaerde (1563)
Ceremony of the transfer of the Viaticum to the Spanish galleys (1614)

Pope Paul V's bull of 10 September 1614 authorised the administration of viaticum to Christians …

Feb. 7, 2024
Choir of the cathedral of Sevilla
The Missarum liber primus by Arcangelo Crivelli in the music library of Seville Cathedral

The inventory of the polyphonic books of Seville Cathedral, which were in the custody of …

Feb. 3, 2024
Convent of Sancti Spiritus. John Frederick Lewis (1833)
The most important annual festivities in the Convent of Sancti Spiritus in Granada

The convent of the Dominican nuns of Sancti Spiritus in Granada celebrated the feasts of …

Jan. 30, 2024
Chapel Orden Tercera. Parte norte del convento de San Francisco de Valladolid según hipótesis de Sáiz Virumbrales y Castro Sánchez (2021)
Organ for the chapel of the Venerable Third Order of the convent of San Francisco de Valladolid (1712)

After the fire in the chapel of the Venerable Third Order of the convent of …

Jan. 9, 2024

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Organ for the chapel of San Jerónimo in the university of Salamanca (1509)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
19-12-2019

In March 1509, Nicolás Pérez, an organ maker based in Toledo, presented to the University of Salamanca an organ he had been commissioned to build. This instrument was destined to …

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Organ for the chapel of the college of San Ildefonso in Alcalá de Henares (1510)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
19-12-2019

In 1510, Nicolás Pérez built an organ for the chapel of the college of San Ildefonso in Alcalá de Henares, whose composition and caracteristics we know through a sheet containing …

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Noise pollution produced by hydraulic mills

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
10-12-2019

The hydraulic mills located on the Genil river bank and inside the city of Granada would be one of the main agents causing noise pollution in these urban and peri-urban …

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The rise of pendons in Plasencia by Queen Joan and King Charles (1516)

Gisela Coronado Schwindt
08-12-2019

On 25 July 1516, the council authorities of the city of Plasencia paid tribute to Queen Joan and King Charles I by raising the royal pendon, displaying it in the …

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