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Alfonso X of Castile-León: Royal Patronage, Self-Promotion and Manuscripts in Thirteenth-century Spain (Church, Faith and Culture in the Medieval West) by Kennedy, Kristin is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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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 intellectual circumstances in which it took place magnifies the scope of Alfonso's achievements still further. This book argues that rather than providing a new cultural template for his kingdoms, Alfonso did little to
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- Author
- Kennedy, Kristin
- Publisher
- Project Muse, Amsterdam University Press
- Published
- 2019
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9789048541386
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Western, History, Humanities
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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