Alfonsine workshops
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Alfonsine workshops were scholarly and literary teams assembled under King Alfonso X of Castile in the 13th century to produce major works of historiography, science, and law in the vernacular.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intellectual circle
ⓘ
literary workshop ⓘ scholarly workshop ⓘ |
| activity |
compilation of historical chronicles
ⓘ
promotion of Castilian as a learned language ⓘ redaction of legal codes ⓘ translation of scientific texts ⓘ |
| aim |
to codify royal law
ⓘ
to create authoritative works in the vernacular ⓘ to systematize historical knowledge ⓘ |
| composedOf |
jurists
ⓘ
poets ⓘ scholars ⓘ scribes ⓘ translators ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Alfonso X of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| field |
historiography
ⓘ
law ⓘ science ⓘ |
| genre |
legal code
ⓘ
royal historiography ⓘ scientific treatise ⓘ |
| inception | 13th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
Iberian legal tradition
ⓘ
development of Castilian prose ⓘ medieval European astronomy ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
Arabic (as source language)
ⓘ
Castilian vernacular ⓘ Hebrew (as source language) ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| location |
Castile
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seville NERFINISHED ⓘ Toledo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| method |
collaborative authorship
ⓘ
translation and adaptation of earlier sources ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Alfonso X of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Alfonsine Tables
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cantigas de Santa Maria NERFINISHED ⓘ Estoria de España NERFINISHED ⓘ General estoria NERFINISHED ⓘ Siete Partidas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Alfonsine cultural program ⓘ |
| patron | Alfonso X of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| timePeriod | reign of Alfonso X of Castile ⓘ |
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