Daily Life Depicted in the Cantigas de Santa Maria

by John Esten Keller, Annette Grant Cash, John E. Keller

The hundreds of illuminated miniatures found in the Cantigas de Santa Maria , sponsored by King Alfonso X (1252--84), reveal many vistas of daily life in thirteenth century Spain. No other source provides such an encyclopedic view of all classes of medieval European society, from kings and popes to the lowest peasants. Men and women are seen farming, hunting, on pilgrimage, watching bullfights, in gambling dens, making love, tending silkworms, eating,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813120500
• ISBN13: 9780813120508
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 1.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.7" x 11.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher