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Acknowledgments zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcbaZYXWVUTSRQPONML The great debt which any scholar of the Jewish civilization of medieval Spain owes to the many hundreds of Spanish scholars, living and dead, who have written so extensively on the subject is obvious. Nevertheless, I should like to record my particular gratitude to at least some of the contemporary scholars, in Spain and in this country, who have so graciously assisted me with their friendship and support. These include Luis Suarez Fernandez, Emilio Mitre, Miguel Angel Ladero Quesada, Carlos del Valle, Jose Ramon Magdalena Nom de Deu, Miguel Angel Motis Dolader, and my friends Antonio Collantes de Teran Sanchez and Isabel Montes Romero-Camacho who gave me so generously of their time in Seville , and many others. Among scholars in America who deserve particular thanks are Brian Dutton , who constantly and generously assisted in the work on converso poets, and Robert I. Burns, S.J., and Thomas Glick for their reading of the manuscript and helpful suggestions. A scholar who is able to work in an institution with an outstanding library is fortunate, indeed, and my gratitude to the University of Wisconsin Libraries in general, and to the interlibrary loan personnel in particular, is great. I am, however, particularly indebted to the gracious cooperation and generous help of a great many Spanish libraries and archives. I would particularly like to single out the entire staff of the famous Biblioteca Nacional in Madrid, but especially the rare book and manuscript department, as well as the libraries of the Universidad de Barcelona, the rare book and manuscript room of the Universidad de Salamanca, the libraries of the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas in Madrid, the courteous and always helpful staff of the private Ateneo library of Madrid, and especially the courtesy and efficiency of numerous local archivists (especially those of Burgos and Huesca), as well as even public municipal libraries such as Tarragona. Generous grants from the famous Comite Conjunto and from the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, although not limited specifically to the research for the present work, are gratefully acknowledged. Finally, my sincere thanks to the University of Wisconsin Press for being willing to publish a work that other publishers refused even to consider, simply because of its length. IX ...

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