(active 1250-1300 in Castile)

Cantigas de Alfonso el Sabio 1250-1300 Manuscript (Ms. T.j.1), 486 x 332 mm Real Biblioteca de San Lorenzo, El Escorial

The manuscript (The Songs of Alfonso the Wise) contains several stories on 256 folios following French examples. On the page reproduced here the life of the marine merchants is narrated, started from the upper left corner of the page. In spite of the strong French influence the ornamental decoration and the coat-of-arms in the corners of the frame are characteristically Spanish. <p> <table align=left cellpadding=5 border=1 width=320 bgcolor="#99cccc"> <tr valign=middle><td><img src="/support/gif/listen.gif" border=0 valign=middle> Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 2 minutes):<br><a href="#" onClick="w=window.open ('/music1/13_cent/alfonso_sabio_cantiga.html', 'newWin', 'scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350');w.opener=this;w.focus();return true"><b>Alfonso el Sabio: Cantiga</b></a> </td></tr></table>

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Author: MINIATURIST, Spanish Title: Cantigas de Alfonso el Sabio Time-line: 1251-1300 School: Spanish Form: illumination