First Part of the General estoria
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The First Part of the General estoria is the opening volume of Alfonso X of Castile’s universal chronicle, covering biblical and ancient history within a medieval encyclopedic narrative.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| First Part of the General estoria canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical work
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medieval chronicle ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
integrate biblical and pagan histories
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present universal history from Creation onward ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Alfonsine school of translators NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Alfonso X of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Alfonso X of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compiledBy | Alfonso X of Castile’s scriptorium ⓘ |
| contains |
biblical exegesis
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chronological synchronisms ⓘ mythographical material ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coversTimePeriod |
Creation
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Old Testament era ⓘ ancient Near Eastern history ⓘ classical antiquity ⓘ |
| dateOfCreation | 13th century ⓘ |
| follows | biblical chronology ⓘ |
| genre |
chronicle
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encyclopedic narrative ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Alfonso X of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Castilian prose tradition
ⓘ
later Iberian historiography ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Christian salvation history
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universal monarchy ⓘ |
| hasWorkTitleInOriginalLanguage | Primera parte de la General estoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | reign of Alfonso X of Castile ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Castilian royal court
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
learned lay public ⓘ |
| intendedFunction | universal chronicle ⓘ |
| language |
Castilian
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Old Spanish ⓘ |
| literaryForm | compilatio ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
ancient history
ⓘ
biblical history ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | prose ⓘ |
| partOf | General estoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Alfonsine historiographical project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Toledo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Estoria de España NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesSource |
Bible
NERFINISHED
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classical authors ⓘ late antique historians ⓘ |
| workSeriesPosition | first volume of the General estoria ⓘ |
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