General estoria
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General estoria is a 13th-century universal history in the vernacular, commissioned by Alfonso X of Castile, that compiles biblical, classical, and medieval sources into a comprehensive chronicle of the world.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| General estoria canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Castilian prose work
ⓘ
medieval chronicle ⓘ universal history ⓘ |
| aim |
to legitimize Alfonso X’s rule through history
ⓘ
to provide a comprehensive history of the world ⓘ |
| author | Alfonso X of Castile’s scriptorium ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Bible
ⓘ
classical sources ⓘ medieval Latin chronicles ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Alfonso X of Castile ⓘ |
| commissionedIn | Toledo ⓘ |
| compiler | Alfonso X of Castile’s team of scholars ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Castile
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Castile
|
| coversTimePeriod | Creation to the time of Alfonso X ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Alfonsine Renaissance ⓘ |
| date | 13th century ⓘ |
| follows | biblical chronology ⓘ |
| genre |
chronicle
ⓘ
historiography ⓘ universal chronicle ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Fifth Part of the General estoria
ⓘ
First Part of the General estoria ⓘ Fourth Part of the General estoria ⓘ Second Part of the General estoria ⓘ Sixth Part of the General estoria ⓘ Third Part of the General estoria ⓘ |
| inception | c. 1270 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Iberian historiography
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later Castilian chronicles ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Spanish royal court
ⓘ
surface form:
Castilian court
literate lay public ⓘ |
| language |
Castilian
ⓘ
Old Spanish ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
biblical history
ⓘ
classical antiquity ⓘ medieval history ⓘ world history ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
didactic purpose
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extensive use of translation and compilation ⓘ integration of biblical and pagan histories ⓘ use of vernacular instead of Latin ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alfonsine historiographical project
ⓘ
Alfonso X’s cultural program ⓘ |
| patron | Alfonso X of Castile ⓘ |
| placeOfManuscriptPreservation |
Biblioteca Nacional de España, Madrid
ⓘ
surface form:
Biblioteca Nacional de España
|
| relatedWork | Estoria de España ⓘ |
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