Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- 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
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- 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
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- Alfonso X of Castile-LeónRoyal Patronage, Self-Promotion and Manuscripts in Thirteenth-century Spain, pp. 1 - 4Publisher: Amsterdam University PressPrint publication year: 2019