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Poema de Fernán Gonzáles.

1250/ca.

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Document Date Century City Province
Poema de Fernán Gonzáles. 1250/ca. 13cent Castilla-León
Summary

Poema de Fernán Gonzáles. Vyoleros mentioned in the text.


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

Strophe 682:
Alançavan en los tablados todos los caballeros,
E a tablas e a castanes jugan los escuderos,
De otra parte matavan los toros los monteros
Avya ay muchas de citulas e muchos vyoleros.

People mentioned
Notes

Text from pidalPOETAS, 392 ff.
Mid. 13th century
alvarez1982 (857 and Appendix XXVIII) points this instrument out as an example of the medieval distinction between bowed and plucked instruments (p. 857) Violero = player of the viola