In this upcoming lecture, Dr Elena Paulino-Montero explores 14th-century Castilian architecture’s evolution, the influential roles of queens and Islamic models in shaping royal spaces and power images.
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New Publication: Alfonso X of Castile-León: Royal Patronage, Self-Promotion and Manuscripts in Thirteenth-century Spain, by Kirstin Kennedy
Alfonso X ‘the Learned’ of Castile (1252–1284) was praised in his lifetime as a king who devoted himself to discovering all worldly and divine knowledge. He commissioned chronicles and law codes and composed poems to the Virgin Mary, he gathered together Jewish scholars to translate works of Arab astrology and astronomy, and he founded aContinue reading “New Publication: Alfonso X of Castile-León: Royal Patronage, Self-Promotion and Manuscripts in Thirteenth-century Spain, by Kirstin Kennedy”
CFP: Artistic Dialogue during the Middle Ages. Islamic Art – Mudéjar Art
Call for Papers: Artistic Dialogue during the Middle Ages. Islamic Art – Mudéjar Art, Córdoba, Casa Arabe, November 18 – 20, 2016 Deadline: Apr 30, 2016 The research about Spain’s medieval cultural heritage has experienced a great development in the last centuries. With the reassessment of the legacy of al-Andalus and of the Reign of Castile andContinue reading “CFP: Artistic Dialogue during the Middle Ages. Islamic Art – Mudéjar Art”
Medieval Art Research 