ESP 1101 Lecture Notes - Gihon, Siete Partidas, Pishon
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Alfonso x the wise (1221-1284) standardized written castilian (13th c. manuscript) worked with a team of scholars (christians, jews, arabs, etc. ) beneath him: Siete partidas: code of laws (one of 23 lawmakers in us capitol) Initiated the use of castilian in the court. General chronicle (history, but not necessarily like academic historians today) Built up the goths as the true ancestors of these kings and the christians. Employed jewish, muslim and christian scholars (still favoured christians) Toledo school of translators (founded 1126) arabic to latin (toledo conquered in 1085) cf. The library ( alexandria library)- 300 bc-500 ad oral culture became written culture. Used papyrus and scrolls codices with spread of christianity. Codex: written on both sides browsing reflective thought becomes research source. The monastery- 500-1100 preserved some learning (mostly theology) through dark. Very expensive but it may be rewritten: palimpset. Crusades, economic revival, greater mobility, new towns, fairs.