Small 4to. 456 pp., contemporary Spanish quarter calf with marbled boards, lightly rubbed round corners, gilt lettering in compartments, a nice association copy from the libraries of Hieronymus Lopez de Ayala the Conde de Cedillo, and Johan de Contreras in the Marques de Lozoya, with their bookplates verso front cover & stamps on the title page, some foxing on preliminary 6 leaves, otherwise copy clean and in good condition, Real Academia de la Historia, Madrid, 1866.

Synopsis

Fernandez Y Gonzalez’s (1833-1917) principal work with regard to Arabic studies is undoubtedly “Estado social y político de los mudéjares de Castilla” in which he studies the political vicissitudes of the Reconquista, the legislation applied to the Mudejares, as well as devoting important chapters to the literary and cultural achievements of these people, and their transmission to Spanish culture.
Bibliographic references: Palau 88 588; Monroe 114-119; Foulche-Delbosc: Bibliothèque Hispanique 951.