James I of Aragon (1213–1276)
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
References on some of the manuscripts studied by the author should include most recent studies on the field. This concerns Aureum Opus from Alzira, which belonged to the collection of luxury manuscripts of Valencia and was part of a tradition of illuminated compilation of royal privileges granted to Valencia city and kingdom, but it is also the case of Liber Instrumentorum from Valencia cathedral. Contributions from other authors do challenge the view presented in this paper: see Cortés Escrivà 1994-95; Cortés Escrivà 2001; Ramón Marqués 2007; Barrientos Lima 2009; Barrientos Lima 2012; Lacuesta Contreras 2013; Granell Sales 2017.
The connection between Libre del Consolat de Mar and James I of Aragon is too weak to be mentioned as one of the legal contributions of this king. See especially the classical study on this compilation of maritime law by Colón and Garcia 2001 or the previous edition from the eighties.
On the portraits of the kings of Aragon from Valencia, now some of them preserved in Barcelona (MNAC), references are also important after 1999, date of the last catalogue entry by Ruiz Quesada. Author could include some other scholars (Aliaga Morell, Falomir among others), who have worked on these panels. The same could be applied to references given on Rotlle genealògic de Poblet, see for instance Serra Desfilis 2002-2003.
Author Response
First of all, thank you very much for the attention with which you have read my work. I will take all your considerations into account, although there are a couple of bibliographical references that I have not been able to consult due to lack of time.
Once again, thank you very much for your comments, which have undoubtedly improved the result of my work.
Reviewer 2 Report
The article aims at providing a profile of King Jaime I of Aragon looking at the iconography of the monarch and his life.
The article appears rather well structure and the topic overall is interesting for a reader who is reading Spanish history or Medieval European history.
The most interesting contribution of this article is actually the use of iconographic sources in order to reconstruct the development of the history of Jaime I. However, the author does not discuss the method, and the selection of sources. This is a great pity.
I strongly recommend the author introduce a new paragraph about the modes and methods used for the historical recollection. Specifically, this paragraph should explain why the iconographic analysis is used in this case and why the reconstruction of the historical figure of Jaime I can be an interesting case study also for other scholars interested in exploring the history of other European rulers.
Some conclusive remarks are welcomed as well.
Author Response
First of all, thank you very much for the attention with which you have read my work. I will take all your considerations into account, and I have introduce the items you recommended to me.
Once again, thank you very much for your comments, which have undoubtedly improved the result of my work
Round 2
Reviewer 1 Report
Text has been improved according to first round reviewer's comments.
Author Response
thanks!
Reviewer 2 Report
I am satisfied with the changes and suggest the paper for publication
Author Response
thanks!
