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Acknowledgements

Introduction: Gothic Architecture in Spain: Invention and Imitation
TOM NICKSON

The ‘Sumptuous Style’. Richly Decorated Gothic Churches in the Reign of Alfonso the Learned
HENRIK KARGE

The King, the Architects and the Philosopher: Invention in Mallorcan Architecture around 1300
JAVIER MARTÍNEZ DE AGUIRRE

Architectural Practices in Spain, 1370-1450: Documents and Drawings
ENCARNA MONTERO

Patterns of Intention: Royal Chapels in the Crown of Aragon (Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries) and the Capilla de los Reyes in the Convent of Saint Dominic, Valencia
AMADEO SERRA DESFILIS

Inventio and Imitatio: Appropriation of Valois Style by a Converso Contador Mayor
NICOLA JENNINGS

New Functions, New Typologies:  Inventio in Valladolid’s College of San Gregorio
DIANA OLIVARES

Imitating a Model, Establishing an Identity: Copying San Juan de los Reyes at San Andrés, Toledo
COSTANZA BELTRAMI

Redesigning Miraflores. Simón de Colonia’s Architectural Perception
NICOLÁS MENÉNDEZ GONZÁLEZ

Hallenkirchen and Spanish Gothic Architecture: Historiographic Invention and Architectural Imitation
BEGOÑA ALONSO RUIZ

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