| Document | Date | Century | City | Province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfonso de Ledesma, Juegos de Noche Buena. | 1611 | 17cent/1/early | Barcelona | Catalonia |
After a long poem which gives the clues to the riddle, the solution is given as "vihuela", and since the ladies represent the courses it is clear that a five-course guitar - now called "vihuela" - is intended.
| Document type | Subject | Siglum | Archive name | Call no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| literary print | Literature Vihuelas |
Enigma dies y seys, en metafora de vna casa de cortesanas. Pintose vn Alcaçar con su puente leuadiza, y cinco damas a vna rexa dorada
| Name | Status when cited | Social status |
|---|---|---|
| Ledesma, Alonso de | Living | Bourgeoisie |
ledesmaJUE, fols 101-102: Vihuela [=Guitar?].
| Code | Author | Item | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| corona1999 | Corona-Alcalde, Antonio. | “The Players and Performance Practice of the Vihuela and its related Instruments, the Lute and the Guitar, from c. 1450 to c.1650. as revealed by a Study of Literary, Musical, Theoretical, and Archival Sources”. Diss. King's College, University of London, 1999. | |
| ledesmaJUE | Ledesma, Alonso de. | Juegos de Noche Buena. Barcelona, 1611. |