Tournaments: Jousts, Chivalry and Pageants in the Middle Ages - Paperback
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Tournaments: Jousts, Chivalry and Pageants in the Middle Ages - Paperback
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by Richard Barber (Author), Juliet R. V. Barker (Author)
The first serious study of tournaments throughout Europe reveals their importance - in the training of the medieval knight, the development of arms and armour, as an instrument of political patronage, and as a grand public spectacle.
Will appeal to a wide audience. It is beautifully presented...the illustrations add further glory to a thorough historical analysis which is based on extensive research in Europe-wide sources... particularly useful in bringing toour attention lesser-known materials from the Iberian peninsula. The level of discussion, range and thoroughness of treatment and excellence of annotation make this a useful reference work for the academic historian too: it is hard to find any aspect of tournaments that is not covered.HISTORY The first serious study of tournaments throughout Europe reveals their importance - in the training of the medieval knight, the development of arms and armour, as an instrument of political patronage, and as a grand public spectacle.
Number of Pages: 240
Dimensions: 0.6 x 11.6 x 8.4 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: June 26, 2000