Alfonso X of Castile-León : royal patronage, self-promotion and manuscripts in thirteenth-century Spain /

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Today, the literary patronage of Alfonso X 'the Learned' of Castile (1252-1284) seems extraordinary for its time in the context of Europe. His cultural programme, which promoted his royal status and imperial ambitions, was hugely ambitious, and the paucity of information about the intellec...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kennedy, Kristin (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2019]
Colección:Church, faith, and culture in the Medieval West.
Temas:
Alfonso > X, > King of Castile and Leon, > 1221-1284.
Alfonso > X, > King of Castile and Leon, > 1221-1284 > Books and reading.
Alfonso > X, > King of Castile and Leon, > 1221-1284
711-1516
Authors and patrons > Spain > History.
Books and reading > Spain > History.
Écrivains et mécènes > Espagne > Histoire.
Livres et lecture > Espagne > Histoire.
Early history: c. 500 to c. 1450/1500.
HISTORY > Europe > Spain & Portugal.
Authors and patrons
Books and reading
Intellectual life
Spain > Intellectual life > 711-1516.
Espagne > Vie intellectuelle > 711-1516.
Spain
Alfonso X.
Spain.
iconography.
manuscripts.
medieval.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Figures; Abbreviations; Introduction: 'the king makes a book'; 1. Alfonso X, his Literary Patronage, and the Verdict of Historians; 2. Alfonso in his Texts: literary models and royal authorship; 3. Reality, Politics, and Precedent in Images of Alfonso; 4. Codices Laid Out for a King : the appearance and production of Alfonsine manuscripts; 5. The Circulation of Alfonsine Texts: astrological works and chronicles; Concluding Remarks; Manuscript Sources; Index; List of Figures
  • Figure 3: A scribe writes out a treatise on games played with dice on the orders of Alfonso and supervised by his agent. Libro de los juegos (Libro de los dados), Escorial T.I.6, fol. 65r. © Patrimonio NacionalFigure 4: Book rubric framed by a roundel and square at the start of the General estoria IV, BAV Urb. Lat. 539, fol. 1r. Reproduced by permission of the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, with all rights reserved. ©2018 Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana; Figure 5: Imperfect circles and untidy layout in the Libro delas cruzes, Madrid MS 9294, fol. 136v. ©Biblioteca Nacional de España
  • Figure 6: Marginal note citing the opinion of 'the translators and the emendator', with underdotting in the main text. Libro conplido en los iudizios de las estrellas, Madrid, MS 3065, fol. 142v. ©Biblioteca Nacional de EspañaFigure 7: Marginal note in a reader's hand that refers to 'the translators'. Libro conplido en los iudizios de las estrellas, Madrid, 3065, fol. 46r. ©Biblioteca Nacional de España; Figure 8: Rubric announcing book number and contents, framed in a roundel. General estoria I, Madrid MS 816, fol. 231v. ©Biblioteca Nacional de España

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