Person | Born | Died | Gender | Person ID | ||
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Lorenzo Jorba | P1281 |
Instrument(s) | Professional group | Social status | Social sphere | Why is the person listed? |
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harp other | Artisan | Artisan | Urban | Violero (inst maker) |
Years active | Place active | Century | Region |
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1488-1510 | Valencia | 15cent/3/late | Aragon |
Lorenzo Jorba is referred to as “magister organorum”. He is mentioned in a document in 1488 because he was selling a slave. Later on 17 February 1505, he is mentioned in an order for to make a cymbal and a harp for the priest Jacme Martí (document from the Archive of the Cathedral of Valencia). He paid a tax of 10 sous in 1510. Information from in borgaard2022. Even though not specifially mentioned in surviving documents there is a good chance he also made vihuelas.
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