Chapiter 28: THE SECRET BOOKS OF QAL’AT AYYUB “Hidden Treasures of Four Centuries - From The Thousand and One Nights”

The most extraordinary episode of the series! Like “The Name of the Rose” set in Calatayud, this special 35-minute chapter transports us across eight centuries of cultural history, from Muslim Qal’at Ayyub (712-1120) to the medieval Jewish Quarter (1120-1492).

Discover unknown manuscripts, Muslim authors born in Calatayud and exiled after the conquest of Alfonso I “the Battler,” and the extraordinary cultural continuity that united Muslims, Jews, and Christians in their love for books.

With first-person voices from 15+ historical characters, from Abu Yusuf al-Qal’ati (a Muslim bookseller, 1119) to Rabbi Moshe ben Yaakov ha-Mekubal (a Kabbalist master, 1450), this episode reveals the secrets of Kabbalah, the Zohar, illumination techniques, and the manuscript workshops that made Calatayud a beacon of wisdom.

Available in Spanish and English
Duration: 35 minutes per version
Narrator: Rabbi Yehudá ben Shlomó Albilbilí, the one from Bilbilis
Direction and Production: Javier Bona

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