Barcelona and its Rulers, 10961291
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: July 8, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 477
ISBN-13: 9780521525893
Subjects: European history: c 500 to c 1500; c 1000 CE to c 1500; History - General History; History; History: World; Spain; Europe - Spain & Portugal; Barcelona (Spain)--Economic conditions; History / Europe / General; History / Spain & Portugal; Europe - General
First sentence: By the time Cervantes visited Barcelona in the early seventeenth century and placed words of praise for that "archive of courtesy" in the mouth of Don Quixote, who extolled its citizens for their refined manners, gallantry, and generosity, the city had already long dominated the province of Catalonia and enjoyed an enviable international reputation.
Notes: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series