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Cronicas - LOPEZ DE AYALA (Pedro) CRONICAS de los Reyes de Castilla Dom Pedro, Dom Enrique II, Don Juan I, Don Enrique III . Con las enmiendas del Secretario Geronimo Zurita: y las correcciones y notas añadidas por Don Eugenio de Llaguno Amirola. En Madrid: En la Imprenta de Don Antonio de Sancha, 1779. 2 v.: LII, 612 pp.; XXVIII, 664 pp., 2 retratos: il.; 265 mm. Madrid edition of 1779-1780, published by Antonio de Sancha, one of the most prestigious workshops of 18th-century Spain. It brings together, in two volumes, the famous chronicles of Pedro López de Ayala— Don Pedro, Don Enrique II, Don Juan I , and Don Enrique III —accompanied by amendments by Jerónimo Zurita and scholarly notes by Eugenio de Llaguno Amirola. Considered one of the most beautiful illustrated editions of Castilian chronicles, it features engraved portraits and meticulous typographical layout. It remains a fundamental source for the study of medieval peninsular historiography and a landmark in Spanish neoclassicism. ! Please note that this translated text was generated by Google. !