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<em>Breve descripción de la ciudad de Jerusalén</em> (1603) [E-PAp Mont. 6.779]
First Spanish edition of Christian van Adrichem’ Breve descripción de la ciudad de Jerusalén (1603)

First Spanish edition of Christian van Adrichem’ Breve descripción de la ciudad de Jerusalén (1603).

June 27, 2023
<em>Las finezas de Sunamitis</em>
Villancicos composed for the religious profession of nuns at the convent of Jesús María in Barcelona (1750)

Villancicos composed for the religious profession of nuns at the convent of Jesús María in …

June 27, 2023
Title page. <em>Itinerario da viagem que fez a Jerusalem</em>. Francisco Guerreiro (1734) [P-Ln Sig. H.G. 4679//19 A]
First edition in Portuguese of Francisco Guerrero's Itinerario da viagem que fez a Jerusalem (1734)

In 1734, the first Portuguese translation of Francisco Guerrero's Viaje de Jersualén was printed in …

June 27, 2023
<em>Venetia. Civitatis Orbis Terrarum</em>. G. Braun & F. Hogenberg (c. 1572)
Venice, forth stage of Francisco Guerrero's journey to Jerusalem (1588)

Venice was the fourth stop on Francisco Guerrero's journey to Jerusalem. He arrived there, accompanied …

June 25, 2023

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Music and theatrical performances in the convento of Santa Paula in Sevilla (16th century)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
20-01-2019

Various provisions from the General Chapter of the Hieronymite order show the continued presence of musical nuns in the convent of Santa Paula in Seville during the 16th century, as …

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Apprenticeship contract with the luthier Miguel Rodríguez in Granada (1574-1578)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
07-01-2019

In 1574, Pedro Díaz entered as an apprentice in the workshop of the luthier Miguel Rodríguez in the city of Granada, specifying in the contract that his apprenticeship would last …

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Funeral rites held for Francisco de la Torre at the Seville Cathedral (1507)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
05-01-2019

The plague epidemic that devastated Seville in 1507 ended the life of the composer Francisco de la Torre. His funeral honors were celebrated in the cathedral of Seville in March …

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The closing of the cathedral’s dome in Seville (1517)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
01-01-2019

In November 1517, the reconstruction of the dome of the cathedral of Seville, which had been carried out by Juan Gil de Hontañón, was completed. To celebrate this event, a …

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