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Malla, Felip de

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Person Born Died Gender Person ID
Felip de Malla M P1280

Instrument(s) Professional group Social status Social sphere Why is the person listed?
harp Violero Artisan Urban Violero (inst maker)

Years active Place active Century Region
1424 Valencia 15cent/1/early Aragon
Biographical information

Felip Malla was first mentioned in angles1940, then martinez2015 and borgaard2022. He is referred to as a Mestre, living in Valencia, indicating he gained the highest grade in the guild of Valencia. His name is mentioned in an 1424 inventory of king Alfonso V. It describes a harp made out of woods with many colours, finished with goldleaf and light and dark copper.

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Bibliography
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angles1940 Anglés, Higinio. “La música en la corte del Rey don Alfonso V, el Magnánimo”. Spanische Forschung der Görresgesellschaft, I Reihe, Band 8 (1940): 339-380; reprinted in Anglés 1975-1976, II (1975): 913-962.
bogaard2022 Bogaard, Ton. “The violeros 16th century of Valencia Rediscovered.” Part of the author’s website Valencia: Ten Centuries of Guitar Building. https://guitarrasvalencia.wordpress.com/the-16th-century-of-valencia-rediscovered/ (consulted 21/02/2022)
martinez2015 Martínez González, Javier. “El arte de los violeros españoles 1350-1650”. Ph.D. Departamento de Historia del Arte, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Facultad de Geografía e Historia, Madrid, 2015.
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