Alfonso X of Castile-León : : Royal Patronage, Self-Promotion and Manuscripts in Thirteenth-century Spain / / Kirstin Kennedy.
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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| Place / Publishing House: | Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press, , [2019] ©2019 |
| Year of Publication: | 2019 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Church, Faith and Culture in the Medieval West
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- 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