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Lapidario del Rey D. Alfonso X
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El Prólogo airoso y elegante del Lapidario nos ensena cómo en tiempos pasados y no poco remotos los sabios de las regiones de Oriente escribie ron libros en que tratan y hablan mucho de todas las cosas naturales, señaladamente de las piedras nobles y viles, preciosas y de escaso valor; declarando sus virtudes y propiedades con los caracteres fisicos y quÃmicos de todas y cada cual de ellas. Añádese allà mismo que entre los hombres de saber que más esta materia trabajaron, merece recordacion muy sin gular aquel que hubo por nombre Abolays, docto profesor y maestro en la ley de los moros y amantisimo del pais y ciencias de los caldeos por ser el mismo del linaje y sangre de aquellos naturales. Las Bibliotecas j udias y arábigas ofrecen noticias no muy abundantes de la vida de este celebrado nosotros apuntaremos aqui pasando que desde temprana edad se vió arrastrado por aficion marcada a escudriñar los libros y ciencias naturales de los sabios caldeos porque en aquella tierra, al decir de sar racenos y judÃos, nacieron y estudiaron los mejores y más célebres del mundo.
El Prólogo airoso y elegante del Lapidario nos ensena cómo en tiempos pasados y no poco remotos los sabios de las regiones de Oriente escribie ron libros en que tratan y hablan mucho de todas las cosas naturales, señaladamente de las piedras nobles y viles, preciosas y de escaso valor; declarando sus virtudes y propiedades con los caracteres fisicos y quÃmicos de todas y cada cual de ellas. Añádese allà mismo que entre los hombres de saber que más esta materia trabajaron, merece recordacion muy sin gular aquel que hubo por nombre Abolays, docto profesor y maestro en la ley de los moros y amantisimo del pais y ciencias de los caldeos por ser el mismo del linaje y sangre de aquellos naturales. Las Bibliotecas j udias y arábigas ofrecen noticias no muy abundantes de la vida de este celebrado nosotros apuntaremos aqui pasando que desde temprana edad se vió arrastrado por aficion marcada a escudriñar los libros y ciencias naturales de los sabios caldeos porque en aquella tierra, al decir de sar racenos y judÃos, nacieron y estudiaron los mejores y más célebres del mundo.
376 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 2024
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Alfonso X of Castile
85 books5 followersAlfonso X (also occasionally Alphonso, Alphonse or Alfons), called the Wise (in Spanish: el Sabio), was the King of Castile, León and Galicia from 30 May 1252 until his death.
Alfonso X fostered the development of a cosmopolitan court that encouraged learning. Jews, Muslims, and Christians had prominent roles in his court. As a result of his encouraging the translation of works from Arabic and Latin into the vernacular of Castile, many intellectual changes took place, perhaps the most notable being encouragement of the use of Castilian as a primary language of higher learning, science, and law. Alfonso was a prolific author of Galician poetry, such as the Cantigas de Santa Maria, which are equally notable for their musical notation as for their literary merit. Alfonso's scientific interests—he is sometimes nicknamed the Astrologer (el Astrólogo)—led him to sponsor the creation of the Alfonsine tables, and the Alphonsus crater on the moon is named after him. As a legislator he introduced the first vernacular law code in Spain, the Siete Partidas. He created the Mesta, an association of sheep farmers in the central plain, but debased the coinage to finance his claim to the German crown. He fought a successful war with Portugal, but a less successful one with Granada. The end of his reign was marred by a civil war with his eldest surviving son, the future Sancho IV, which continued after his death.
Alfonso X fostered the development of a cosmopolitan court that encouraged learning. Jews, Muslims, and Christians had prominent roles in his court. As a result of his encouraging the translation of works from Arabic and Latin into the vernacular of Castile, many intellectual changes took place, perhaps the most notable being encouragement of the use of Castilian as a primary language of higher learning, science, and law. Alfonso was a prolific author of Galician poetry, such as the Cantigas de Santa Maria, which are equally notable for their musical notation as for their literary merit. Alfonso's scientific interests—he is sometimes nicknamed the Astrologer (el Astrólogo)—led him to sponsor the creation of the Alfonsine tables, and the Alphonsus crater on the moon is named after him. As a legislator he introduced the first vernacular law code in Spain, the Siete Partidas. He created the Mesta, an association of sheep farmers in the central plain, but debased the coinage to finance his claim to the German crown. He fought a successful war with Portugal, but a less successful one with Granada. The end of his reign was marred by a civil war with his eldest surviving son, the future Sancho IV, which continued after his death.
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