Daily life depicted in the Cantigas de Santa Maria
By: John Esten Keller and Annette Grant Cash.
Contributors: Cash, Annette Grant, 1943-
Series: Studies in Romance languages ;; 44; Studies in Romance languages (Lexington, Ky.) ;; 44.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Lexington, Ky
Language: eng
Number of pages: 86
Subjects: Alfonso X, King of Castile and Leon, 1221-1284.; Alfonso X, King of Castile and Leon, 1221-1284. -- Illustrations.; Códice de Florencia.; Manners and customs in literature.; Manners and customs in art.; Middle Ages in literature.; Middle Ages in art.; Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval -- Spain.; Illumination of books and manuscripts, Spanish.; Spain -- Social life and customs.; Spain -- Civilization -- 711-1516.
Description: The hundreds of illuminated miniatures found in the Cantigas de Santa Maria, centered around the miracles of the Virgin Mary and 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, engaging in war, going on pilgrimage, watching bullfights, gambling, making love, tending silkworms, eating, cooking, and writing poetry. Placing the cantigas in the context of medieval life, the authors have grouped the illuminations by theme and introduce each section with commentary on the illustrations that follow.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 80-83) and indexes.