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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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Public concerts at the Posada de las Cuatro Naciones in Valencia (1790)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
22-05-2021

In the late summer of 1790, the Italian cellist Giovanni Colombassi organised two public concerts at the Posada de las Cuatro Naciones in Valencia. These concerts featured works for solo …

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Stay in Madrid of the Italian luthier Giovanni Maria Valenzano (1797-1800).

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
16-05-2021

The Italian luthier Giovanni Maria Valenzano developed his work as an instrument maker in Madrid from 1797 to 1800, residing during this time at 6 San Antón street (currently Pelayo).

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