Alfonsine workshops

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Alfonsine workshops were scholarly and literary teams assembled under King Alfonso X of Castile in the 13th century to produce major works of historiography, science, and law in the vernacular.

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Alfonsine workshops canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf intellectual circle
literary workshop
scholarly workshop
activity compilation of historical chronicles
promotion of Castilian as a learned language
redaction of legal codes
translation of scientific texts
aim to codify royal law
to create authoritative works in the vernacular
to systematize historical knowledge
composedOf jurists
poets
scholars
scribes
translators
country Kingdom of Castile
linked to: Castile
employer Alfonso X of Castile
era High Middle Ages
field historiography
law
science
genre legal code
royal historiography
scientific treatise
inception 13th century
influenced Iberian legal tradition
development of Castilian prose
medieval European astronomy
languageOfWork Arabic (as source language)
Castilian vernacular
Hebrew (as source language)
Latin
location Castile
Seville
Toledo
method collaborative authorship
translation and adaptation of earlier sources
namedAfter Alfonso X of Castile
notableWork Alfonsine Tables
Cantigas de Santa Maria
Estoria de España
General estoria
Siete Partidas
partOf Alfonsine cultural program
patron Alfonso X of Castile
region Iberian Peninsula
timePeriod reign of Alfonso X of Castile

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Estoria de España associatedWith Alfonsine workshops