Chronicle of Alfonso X (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780813122182)

" Alfonso X (1221-1284) reigned as king of Castile and Le from 1252 until his death. Known to history as El Sabio, the Wise, or the Learned, his appreciation for science and the arts led him to sponsor a number of books on the history of Spain since its Roman settlement. Among them were the Cantigas de Santa Maria, a collection of over four hundred poems exalting his favorite patron saint, Mary, and chronicles of all the kings of Castile and Le, Navarre, Arag, and Portugal. Alfonso X d

Author: Shelby Thacker, Jose Escobar
ISBN-10: 081312218X
ISBN-13: 9780813122182
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Language: English
Published: 07/31/2002
Pages: 280
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.23lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.36w x 0.89d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 02/01/2003 pg. 1048