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Alvaro Gutiérrez de Torres, Sumario de las maravillosas y espantables cosas que en el mundo han acontecido.

1524

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Alvaro Gutiérrez de Torres, Sumario de las maravillosas y espantables cosas que en el mundo han acontecido. 1524 16cent/1/early Toledo Castilla-La Mancha
Summary

... St. Isidore also says that they pretended that
there had been three sirens. Which were half
maiden and half bird with wings and talons; one
of them sang with her voice, the other played a
flute, and the third played a lyre or vihuela.


Document type Subject Siglum Archive name Call no.
literary print Literature Vihuelas
Original text

... Dize assi mesmo san ysidoro que fingen hauer
sido tres Serenas que eran Ia mitad de donzellas
et Ia otra mitad de aues que tenían alas et vñas Ia
vna dellas cantaua con su boz: Ia otra sonaua vna
flauta: Ia tercera tañia vna lira o vihuela.

People mentioned
Name Status when cited Social status
Gutiérrez de Torres, Alvaro Professional
Notes

Text from corona1999, page 256
Alvaro Gutiérrez de Torres, Sumario de las maravillosas y espantables cosas que en el mundo han acontecido (Toledo, 1524), fol. 8v.

gutierreztorresSUM, fol viiiv: Vihuela.