Daily Life Depicted in the Cantigas de Santa Maria
eBook - PDF

Daily Life Depicted in the Cantigas de Santa Maria

  1. 120 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Daily Life Depicted in the Cantigas de Santa Maria

About this book

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, cooking, and writing poetry, to name only a few of the human activities represented here.

Combining keen observation of detail with years of experience in the field, John Keller and Annette Grant Cash bring to life a world previously little explored.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Foreword
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Introduction
  9. Methodology
  10. 1. Classes and Masses
  11. 2. Clothing: Civil, Ecclesiastical, Military, Naval, and Constabulary
  12. 3. Death
  13. 4. Disasters and Accidents
  14. 5. Education
  15. 6. Fauna and Flora
  16. 7. Food and Drink
  17. 8. Furniture and Furnishings
  18. 9. Geographic Place Names
  19. 10. Health and Cures and the Human Body
  20. 11. Legal Matters
  21. 12. Love, Lust, and Marriage
  22. 13. Personages
  23. 14. Pilgrimage
  24. 15. Places, Sites, and Locales
  25. 16. Punishments
  26. 17. Recreation and Entertainment
  27. 18. Religion
  28. 19. Sins and Crimes
  29. 20. Structures
  30. 21. The Supernatural: Angels, Devils, Spirits, and Souls
  31. 22. Thieves, Gamblers, Highwaymen, Counterfeiters, and Other Criminals
  32. 23. Tools, Implements, and Weapons
  33. 24. Travel
  34. 25. Violent Acts
  35. 26. War
  36. 27. Women and Children
  37. Concluding Remarks
  38. Appendix: Index of Categories
  39. List of Plates
  40. Selected Bibliography
  41. Index of Front Matter