Allende las fronteras. Los mediadores culturales, España y México, siglo XIX

Estudio crítico sobre Fernando "el de Antequera" y su esposa Leonor de Alburquerque, dos de los personajes más relevantes en la evolución política de las Coronas de Castilla y Aragón en el tránsito entre los siglos XIV y XV, y sus hijos, "los infantes de Aragón", que va mas allá de la mera biografía. Partiendo de una investigación más amplia acerca del poder señorial y la evolución de la sociedad feudal en la Castilla bajomedieval, estas páginas ofrecen una interpretación crítica de la incidencia histórica de los protagonistas en su contexto político, social y cultural...

Los objetos realizados para el placer de reyes, nobles, comerciantes e incluso de la gente corriente ofrecen fascinantes testimonios de las modas y pasatiempos de la vida medieval. El amor cortés, la heráldica, los banquetes, la caza y la agricultura proporcionaron buenos temas decorativos. Los cacharros diseñados para comer o beber a menudo estaban decorados con inscripciones, o bien modelados en forma de rostro humano o de caballero. Las bestias del bosque, representadas en el famoso cuerno de Savernake, contrastan con las escenas y símbolos de amor que aparecen tanto en arquetas...

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