The Wise King
A Christian Prince, Muslim Spain, and the Birth of the Renaissance
Book - 2015
Presents an illuminating biography of Alfonso X, the thirteenth-century philosopher-king whose affinity for Spain's Islamic culture left an indelible mark on Western civilization.
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Publisher:
New York : Basic Books, 2015
ISBN:
9780465066995
0465066992
0465066992
Characteristics:
xxix, 304 p. : ill., map, genealogical tables ; 25 cm
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Add a CommentThe title of this work is a misnomer. It should be called "Spain's History of King Alfonso's X th love for the Jewish influence received and how wonderful their advised was - Without it he would have failed.........!"