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Dulcimer from Valencia. Mariano Vila (18th century)
Purchase and sale of instruments advertised in the Diario de Valencia (1790)

The advertisement in the Noticias particulares de Valencia section of the Diario de Valencia (1790) …

July 14, 2022
Retablo de los Gozos de Santa María (c. 1455)
Appointment of Íñigo López de Mendoza as the Marquis of Santillana in Burgos (1445).

In August 1445, King Juan II granted Íñigo López de Mendoza the titles of Marquis …

July 11, 2022
Port of Corfu. <em>Civitatis orbis terrarum</em>, vol. 2 (1575)
Slave minstrels in the royal galley (1572-1591)

In the last quarter of the 16th century, different groups of slave minstrels, made up …

July 4, 2022
Port of Genoa (1483)
Slave minstrels in the royal galley (1572-1591)

In the last quarter of the 16th century, different groups of slave minstrels, made up …

July 4, 2022

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Workshop of Juan del Mármol, harpsichord and piano maker

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
27-06-2016

Juan del Mármol fue uno de los constructores de instrumentos de teclado españoles más destacados en la segunda mitad del siglo XVIII. En su taller, instalado en la sevillana plaza …

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Embassy of the Mamluk sultan of Egyp (c. 1260)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
07-06-2016

Between 1260 and 1265 (the historiographical tradition indicates May 1261) the embassy of the Mamluk Sultan of Egypt Baibars I (1260-1277) entered Seville. It must have been spectacular and caused …

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The Cantigas de Santa Maria in Seville

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
04-06-2016

In this article we will look at the copying in Seville of some of the Cantigas de Santa María manuscripts, their probable performance in Seville Cathedral and their passage through …

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