The Library Of San Lorenzo De El Escorial Exhibits The Codices Of The 'wise King' Alfonso X

MADRID, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 22: General view of the Royal Library of the Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, where an exhibition of 'Codices of the Wise King. VIII Centenary of Alfonso X', at the Royal Library of the Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, on 22 November, 2021 in San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid, Spain. The exhibition, organized on the occasion of the eighth centenary --on November 23, 2021-- of the birth of the King of Castile and Leon, is dedicated to the original Alphonsine codices of his 'scriptorium' that are preserved in the institution, and to the memory of the immense scriptural production promoted by the "wise" king. (Photo By Rafael Bastante/Europa Press via Getty Images)