In the Cantigas de Santa Maria, a collection of about four hundred poems written in Galician, Alfonso X, el Sabio, king of Castile-Leon, has left us a kind of poetic biography. This volume explicates the historical circumstances surrounding the stories that the king tells about himself and his kingdom. As Mary's troubadour, he appeals to her as his advocate and consoler.
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In the Cantigas de Santa Maria, a collection of about four hundred poems written in Galician, Alfonso X, el Sabio, king of Castile-Leon, has left us a kind of poetic biography. This volume explicates the historical circumstances surrounding the stories that the king tells about himself and his kingdom. As Mary's troubadour, he appeals to her as his advocate and consoler.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. 1998 hardcover with jacket/clean & unmarked. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 251 p. The Medieval Mediterranean, 16.