Item Info

Script: Gothic bookhand (Iberian textualis)
Language: Spanish
Folio Number: f. 36r
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes: Initial E
Notes: The manuscript was produced after 1255.
Notes: This initial begins the third book of a model code of municipal law known as the Fuero Real compiled by the Spanish monarch Alfonso X, king of Castile and León from 1252 until his death in 1284. It is an early example of the Mudejar-style of decoration which combined elements of Spanish and Arab decorative techniques, reflecting the intellectual and artistic exchanges that took place between the two cultures when the Moors occupied most of Spain. The text is an early example of the use of Spanish instead of Latin in court and legal documents, a practice instituted by Alfonso X
Sirsi Catalog Key: 1550310
Country: Country:Spain
Cardinal Point:northern

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1299
Image Dimensions Width: 253 mm
ShelfMark: Lewis E 245
Creator Name: Alfonso X of Castille - Author