Alfonso X, the Justinian of His Age: Law and Justice in Thirteenth-Century Castile

by Joseph F. O'Callaghan

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In this magisterial work, Joseph O'Callaghan offers a detailed account of the establishment of Alfonso X's legal code, the Libro de las leyes or Siete Partidas, and its applications in the daily life of thirteenth-century Iberia, both within and far beyond the royal courts. O'Callaghan argues that Alfonso X, el Sabio (the Wise), was the Justinian of his age, one of the truly great legal minds of...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1501735896

ISBN13:9781501735899

Release Date:May 2019

Publisher:Cornell University Press

Length:390 Pages

Weight:1.30 lbs.

Dimensions:1.5" x 6.4" x 9.1"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History History Law

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