| Person | Born | Died | Gender | Person ID | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Mordenyach | M | P0531 |
| Instrument(s) | Professional group | Social status | Social sphere | Why is the person listed? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violero | Artisan | Urban | Maker Maker (violero) Violero (inst maker) |
| Years active | Place active | Century | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1513-1541 | Barcelona | 16cent/2/mid | Cataluña |
His first name is spelt “Gabiel” in Baldelló and presumably in the source document.
romanillos2002, pp. 134-35:
1541, 11 May, The violero Melcior Gallard and the string maker Johannes Ferrán signed a receipt in favour of the violero Gabriel Mordenyach to meet half the cost for ram entrails bought from the butcher Pedro Salino.
Source of information: baldello1969
Jewish surname?
romanillos2002, p. 256:
1513 the “maestro de violas” MORDENYACH REPAIR Mordenyach repaired a small organ that belonged to the parish of Santa María del Mar, Barcelona.
| Johannes Ferrán | was his | colleague |
| Melcior Gallard | was his | colleague |
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 1541.05.11 | Receipt, purchase of gut. |
| Ref | Author | Item | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| baldello1969 | Baldelló, Francisco. | “Constructores de instrumentos musicales en Barcelona: la ‘Confradía dels Corders de Corda de Viola’”. Anuario Musical 24 (1969): 199-203. | |
| romanillos2002 | Romanillos, José Luis and Marian Harris Winspear. | The Vihuela de mano and the Spanish Guitar: A Dictionary of the Makers of Plucked and Bowed Musical Instruments of Spain (1200-2002). Guijosa (Guadalajara): Sanguino Press, 2002. | 134-35, 256 |