Daily Life Depicted in the Cantigas de Santa Maria

The hundreds of illuminated miniatures found in the CANTIGAS DE SANTA MARIA, sponsored by King Alfonso X (1252-84), reveal many vistas of daily life at all levels of society, in 13th-century Spain. Combining keen observation of detail with years of experience in the field of medieval studies, John Keller and Annette Grant Cash bring to life a little-known world. 70 color photos.

About the author

John E. Keller, professor emeritus of Spanish at the University of Kentucky, is coauthor of Iconography in Medieval Spanish Literature.
Annette Grant Cash, visiting assistant professor of Spanish at Georgia State University, is the co-translator of Miracles of Our Lady by Gonzalo de Berceo.

Summary

The hundreds of illuminated miniatures found in the Cantigas de Santa Maria, sponsored by King Alfonso X (1252--84), reveal many vistas of daily life in thirteenth century Spain. No other source provides such an encyclopedic view of all classes of medieval European society, from kings and popes to the lowest peasants.

Product details

• Authors: Annette Grant Cash, John E Keller, John E. Keller
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.10.1998
• EAN: 9780813120508
• ISBN: 978-0-8131-2050-8
• No. of pages: 120
• Dimensions: 221 mm x 286 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 614 g
• Series: Studies in Romance Languages; Studies in Romance Languages;
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies