| Commentary: |
Snow 2007rn"A panoramic and chronological view of Alfonso as a patron of the ludic arts. The emphasis here is on gambling and gamblers, and the perspectives range from the practical (control of royal revenue) to the pious (public morals), as seen in the Ordenamiento de las tafurerías, the laws of the Siete Partidas, and the accounts and portrayal of gamblers in the CSM. In the nine CSM that deal with gamblers (38, 72, 136, 154, 163, 174, 214, 238 and 294), the fact that most are blasphemers as well accounts for the lack of marian pity on them as the devils's carry them off." |
