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Inventory of Juan de Murillo, músico.

25.01.1569 Archivo Histórico Provincial de Zaragoza

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Document Date Century City Province
Inventory of Juan de Murillo, músico. 25.01.1569 16cent/3/late Zaragoza Zaragoza
Summary

Inventory of the”infanzón músico Juan de Murillo”: Zaragoza. In addition two books of tablature, music books and loose music pages, he had three vihuelas and three “causicas” [probably “cositas” or “cajitas” of little things/boxes of strings: “tres vihuelas de mano… tres causicas de cuerdas de vihuelas”


Document type Subject Siglum Archive name Call no.
archival document Vihuelas Persons AHPZ Archivo Histórico Provincial de Zaragoza fols. 48 v.o y 51
Original text

Item, tres vihuelas de mano… tres causicas de cuerdas de vihuelas
Item, muchos papeles y libros de música con otras barbullerías de poco precio.
Item, unos papeles de música
Item, dos libros de cifra.

People mentioned
Name Status when cited Social status
Murillo, Juan de Deceased Professional
Notes

Juan de Murillo was descended from a family of nobles but was at the lower end of the nobility and was a musician by profession. In the inventory of his possessions made in 1569, in addition two books of tablature, music books and loose music pages, he had three vihuelas and three “causicas” [probably “cositas” or “cajitas” of little things/boxes of strings: “tres vihuelas de mano… tres causicas de cuerdas de vihuelas”