Causes and consequences of the maurophilia of Pedro I of Castile in the XIV & XV century’s architecture

The complex years of Pedro I’s kingdom between 1350 and 1369 were troubled by continues war events and power fighting in a national and international level. In this context the Castile king, needed of an architectural program loaded of legitimation, chose the Islamic architecture for the constructio...

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Main Author: Pablo Gumiel Campos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Complutense de Madrid 2016-12-01
Series:Anales de Historia del Arte
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Online Access:http://revistasculturales.ucm.es/index.php/ANHA/article/view/54047
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Summary:The complex years of Pedro I’s kingdom between 1350 and 1369 were troubled by continues war events and power fighting in a national and international level. In this context the Castile king, needed of an architectural program loaded of legitimation, chose the Islamic architecture for the construction of his palaces in Astudillo, Tordesillas, Carmona and Sevilla. With the development of this palaces, Pedro I conditioned the XIV and XV century’s architecture evolution.
ISSN:0214-6452
1988-2491