Alfonso X, the Learned
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Erscheinungsdatum
02.03.2010
Verlag
Koninklijke Brill BvSeitenzahl
616
Maße (L/B/H)
23.4/15.5/3.3 cm
Gewicht
1027 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-90-04-18147-2
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 Alfonso's own works and on extensive archival sources, both well-known and neglected, Salvador Martinez 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 the Arabs to the Christian West. With his intellectual curiosity and his pursuit of wisdom, Alfonso X is a towering figure at the origins of modernity."
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