by Don Juan Manuel · tapa dura · ISBN 9788485502035
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«Edición facsimilar de El Conde Lucanor» is the medieval classic by don Juan Manuel, published in Spanish by Círculo del Bibliófilo in hardback.
A classic work of medieval Castilian prose, it brings together exemplary tales framed in the dialogue between Count Lucanor and his adviser Patronio; each story offers a practical lesson and ends with moralizing verses. The volume reproduces in facsimile the Seville edition printed by Hernando Díaz in 1575.
Published in 1979, it reproduces the 1575 Seville edition, printed by Hernando Díaz. Part of the Colección de Clásicos Españoles, volume II. Text in Spanish, 129 pages.
Aimed at scholars and readers of classic Spanish literature, as well as collectors of old books and facsimile editions.
Don Juan Manuel was a Spanish medieval writer, nephew of Alfonso X of Castile, son of Manuel of Castile and Beatrice of Savoy. He inherited from his father the great Lordship of Villena, receiving the titles of Lord, Duke and lastly Prince of Villena. He married three times, choosing his wives for political and economic convenience, and worked to match his children with partners associated with royalty. Juan Manuel became one of the richest and most powerful men of his time, coining his own currency as the kings did. During his life, he was criticised for choosing literature as his vocation, an activity thought inferior for a nobleman of such prestige.
