Alfonso X, the Learned : a biography /
Recent publications about King Alfonso X have tended to focus on his role as monarch in the context of the institutions of the realm. This book, however, emphasizes the human dimension of this extraordinary figure. Drawing on King Alfonsoa (TM)s own works and on extensive archival sources, both well...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English Spanish |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2010
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| Series: | Studies in the history of Christian traditions ;
v. 146. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Recent publications about King Alfonso X have tended to focus on his role as monarch in the context of the institutions of the realm. This book, however, emphasizes the human dimension of this extraordinary figure. Drawing on King Alfonsoa (TM)s own works and on extensive archival sources, both well-known and neglected, Salvador MartA-nez brings to life a king who valued the possession of knowledge above all earthly riches. The "Learned King" left a vast legacy of work, which would influence developments in both Spain and Europe, most significantly in the transfer of knowledge from t |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 589 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 567-573) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004193420 9004193421 9789004181472 9004181474 |
| ISSN: | 1573-5664 ; |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
