The Songs of St Mary and the legacy of Alfonso X

Lenora Mendes (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

60 Seiten

2023
Our Knowledge Publishing (Verlag)
9786206435990 (ISBN)

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Alfonso X was born in Toledo in 1221. He ascended the throne in 1252 after the death of his father, Ferdinand III, and endeavoured to follow the same policy as his predecessors. However, his interest in study and knowledge and his commitment to scientific and cultural works became the main legacy of his reign. Alfonso X brought together at his court scholars from different cultures and religions, Jews, Arabs and Christians, who together, for years, studied and translated all the works they could acquire on law, history, astronomy, magic, poetry and rhetoric, among others. The rich books produced in the wise king's scriptorium are real jewels, precious works of art, written in beautiful calligraphy and magnificently illuminated, worthy of being part of the royal treasury. Among the important works produced in the Afonsino scriptorium, we highlight the collection of Marian miracles entitled Cantigas de Santa Maria. Following the king's universalist tendency, the Afonsino collection constitutes the richest Marian songbook of the Middle Ages.

Lenora Mendes holds a master's degree in Fine Arts from Sarah Lawrence College USA (1989) and a doctorate in History from Universidade Federal Fluminense (2005). She has worked with the UFF Early Music ensemble since its formation. She carries out research in the areas of History and Medieval Music.

Erscheinungsdatum	13.09.2023
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	103 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie des Mittelalters
Schlagworte	Afonso X • Medieval Music • Songs of St Mary
ISBN-13	9786206435990 / 9786206435990
Zustand	Neuware