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### What the book is It?s **Volume 57 of the *Biblioteca de Autores Españoles***, titled: **_Poetas Castellanos Anteriores al Siglo XV_** (*Castilian Poets Prior to the 15th Century*) Published in **Madrid, 1925** by **Librería y Casa Editorial Hernando (S.A.)**. Bookplate. Owner signature. ### What this volume contains It?s a curated anthology of early Castilian poetry?material from before the 1400s?drawn from medieval manuscripts. The editorial lineage is notable: - **Tomás Antonio Sánchez** began the original collection in the late 18th century. - **Pedro José Pidal**, a major 19th?century statesman and scholar, continued the project. - **Florencio Janer** expanded and annotated it using direct manuscript comparison. So this isn?t just a reprint; it?s part of a long scholarly tradition of recovering Spain?s earliest vernacular literature. ### Why it matters The *Biblioteca de Autores Españoles* series is one of the foundational national editions of Spanish literature?massive, authoritative, and historically important. This particular volume is especially valued because: - It preserves **pre?Renaissance Castilian verse**, much of it otherwise scattered in archives. - It reflects **early philological methods**, comparing codices and manuscript variants. - It helped define the canon of medieval Spanish poetry for modern scholarship.