The Raison d'être of Gems as Shown by Castilian Lapidaries (13-16th Centuries)

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24197/em.19.2018.332-365

Keywords:

Natural Philosophy, Middle Ages, Castile, Lapidary, Gems

Abstract

The aim of the present study is to arrange and clarify the ideas about natural philosophy included in the lapidaries written in the Castilian language. Such a task has some disadvantages deriving from the nature of the lapidary itself: an unexplained theoretical body, uncritical encyclopedism, and non-existent experimentalism. Nevertheless, it has been possible to gather a theoretical corpus by applying an analytical method which seeks to find the lexical connections existing in these lapidaries.

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Published

2018-05-11

Issue

No. 19 (2018): Between Competition and Cooperation: Patterns of Town/Nobility Relationship to the End of the Middle Ages

Section

MISCELLANY

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The Raison d’être of Gems as Shown by Castilian Lapidaries (13-16th Centuries). (2018). Edad Media. Revista De Historia, 19, 332-365. https://doi.org/10.24197/em.19.2018.332-365