Sound and Space in Early Modern Valencia c. 1400–c. 1700
Edited by Tess Knighton Edited by Eduardo Carrero Santamaría Edited by Francesch Orts Ruiz
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(August 2026)
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During the fifteenth century Valencia was transformed into an impressive urban complex which over the course of time became renowned for its highly developed ceremonial practices involving emblematic buildings and public spaces that shaped and were shaped by a wide variety of sounds: this dynamic and multifaceted relationship between sound and space created the city’s identity and characterised the daily life of its inhabitants.
By the later Middle Ages Valencia had become a major urban centre close to the Mediterranean and surrounded by fertile plains. From Jaume I’s conquest of the city in 1238, ecclesiastical and civic institutions were founded in rapid succession and built elegant churches and palaces to reflect their permanence and prestige. From at least the time of Francesc Eiximenis (d. 1409), the city’s authorities became increasingly aware of the importance of opening new public spaces within the web of narrow streets characteristic of Muslim conurbations in the interest of developing the representation of a Christian civic religion. These spaces, notably those in front of the royal palace, cathedral and Dominican and Franciscan monasteries, quickly established themselves as focal points for urban ritual, especially for the processional activity that marked the liturgical calendar and the devotional practices of confraternities and guilds. Sounds of all kinds shaped and were shaped by the urban complex and were generated by both the festive and non-festive events that, whether recurrent or exceptional, held deep significance for the inhabitants of the city. This interdisciplinary collection of fifteen essays explores the relationship between the sounds and spaces of late medieval and early modern Valencia to gain greater insight into how the city’s inhabitants interpreted the soundspace in which they moved and which influenced their daily lives, creating a sense of community – albeit one full of rivalry and conflict – and resulting in a coherent Valencian identity.
- Edited by Tess Knighton
- Edited by Eduardo Carrero Santamaría
- Edited by Francesch Orts Ruiz
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