Alfonso X, the Learned : a biography /

Alfonso X, the Learned : a biography /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:Martínez, H. Salvador.
Uniform title:Alfonso X, el Sabio. English
Imprint:Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.
Description:1 online resource (xiv, 589 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Language:English
Series:Studies in the history of Christian traditions, 1573-5664 ; v. 146
Studies in the history of Christian traditions ; v. 146.
Subject:
Alfonso -- X, -- King of Castile and Leon, -- 1221-1284.
Alfonso -- X, -- King of Castile and Leon, -- 1221-1284
Kings and rulers.
Castile (Spain) -- History -- Alfonso X, 1252-1284.
Castile (Spain) -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
Spain -- Castile.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
History.
Biographies.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11284049
Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title:Alfonso 10, the Learned
Alfonso the Tenth, the Learned
ISBN:9789004193420
9004193421
9789004181472
9004181474
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 567-573) and index.
Print version record.
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.
Other form:Print version: Martínez, H. Salvador. Alfonso X, el Sabio. English. Alfonso X, the Learned. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010 9789004181472
Standard no.:9786612786617

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