Fernández Fernández, LauraFernández Fernández, Laura2025-12-152025-12-152023-12-04Fernández Fernández, Laura. 2023. "The Palace as ‘Theatre of Knowledge’: Performing with Manuscripts in the Alfonsine Court" In Manuscripts and Performances in Religions, Arts, and Sciences edited by Antonella Brita, Janina Karolewski, Matthieu Husson, Laure Miolo and Hanna Wimmer, 337-370. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111343556-012https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111343556-012https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/129041Through three particularly representative examples of book culture in the time of Alfonso X, I will analyse the performative role of books acquired at the Alfonsine court, their symbolic and representational value, their functionality, but also their consultation, manipulation and preservation after the king’s death.engAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/book parthttps://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783111343556-012/html?srsltid=AfmBOop9v3FFyJ_3qhDSuL3ONwMy0Gs0WmsDt4NyduyAMzlgzanHkOSjopen access091.31Medieval Book Culture,Illuminated ManuscriptsAlfonso XHistoria del ArteHistoria del libroHistoria medieval5506.02 Historia del Arte5504.03 Historia Medieval5506.22 Historia de la Ciencia5505.05 Iconografía