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Fresh insights into the development of the tournament as an opportunity for social display.
Author : Alan V. Murray
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 47,42 MB
Release : 2020
Category : History
ISBN : 1783275421
Fresh insights into the development of the tournament as an opportunity for social display.
Author : R. Coltman Clephan
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 41,34 MB
Release : 2013-09-03
Category : History
ISBN : 0486148041
DIVA superb history of English and European tournaments. Topics include Arthurian and other round tables, body armor, chain mail, plate armor, royal jousts, the tilt, trial by combat, much more. 24 illustrations. Bibliography. Index. /div
Author : John Green
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 13,80 MB
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780486401355
All the thrills, spectacle, and excitement of tournament life in 43 realistic drawings: a free-for-all on an open battlefield, a dying knight receiving last rites, much more.
Author : Richard Barber
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 35,93 MB
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 9780851157818
"First published hardback 1989"--T.p. verso.
Author : Christopher Gravett
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,78 MB
Release : 1999-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781855329379
Like all warrior classes throughout history medieval knights engaged in military games, partly in preparation for war and partly for pure sport. From their often brutal origins in the 10th century to the gaudy pageantry and eventual decline of the 15th and 16th centuries, tournaments were the centre of the knightly life. The image of the armoured and surcoated knight on his caparisoned charger remains the epitome of the chivalric ideal. Christopher Gravett explores the history of the tournament from its chaotic beginnings to its more formal, 'civilised' incarnation, describing the various 'events' and equipment which came into use.
Author : Juliet R. V. Barker
Publisher : Boydell Press
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 43,61 MB
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 9780851159423
A survey of the tournament in England from its first emergence in the 12th century to the beginning of the 15th, when technical changes altered its very nature. Juliet Barker surveys the tournament in England from its first emergence in the twelfth century to the beginning of the fifteenth, when it was revolutionised by the emergence of technical changes which altered its very nature. Theoriginal publication of this study, deriving from Juliet Barker's PhD thesis supervised by Maurice Keen, reestablished the importance of the tournament at the heart of medieval chivalric culture. The first serious scholarly publication for over half a century, it dramatically reawakened interest in the historical context of tournaments, and is especially valuable for its detailed evidence on the early years. Tournaments are shown as far more than just sport. They had wide political, social and military implications; in England their potential as a political instrument was quickly realised: for the disaffected they became a means of rebellion and feuding, but for the king and court they were a powerful propaganda machine. Participation in tournaments was also a way to earn a coveted reputation for chivalry; the passion for tourneying could bring knights lasting fame. Military demands accounted for the increasing sophistication of armour and weapons, partly in response to the demands of the tourneyers, who needed military training that reflected their role in actual combat. This wide-ranging study looks at the tournament fromall these angles, and in so doing produces an exemplary history of the first three hundred years of their development. JULIET BARKER is a well-known broadcaster and writer, whose other books include The Brontesand Wordsworth: A Life in Letters.
Author : Noel Fallows
Publisher : Boydell Press
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 10,83 MB
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 1843835940
Based on close reading of original sources, Fallows (Spanish, U. of Georgia) offers a detailed reconstruction of the history and practice of jousting, detailing techniques and injuries, styles of fighting, and all the parts of the arms and armor used, with frequent citing of original descriptions. As is typical for this publisher, the volume is beautifully produced, printed on good stock and well-illustrated with color and b&w plates. Notable is the inclusion of three 15th- and 16th-century jousting manuals, presented in full in side-by-side English and Spanish translation. A glossary and bibliography are provided. The Boydell Press is an imprint of Boydell & Brewer. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Author : Andrea Hopkins
Publisher : Rosen Reference
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 33,67 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780823939947
Explores the medieval institution of the tournament, from its origins as a form of training for knights to its development as an aristocratic spectacle.
Author : David Crouch
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 17,16 MB
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781852855314
In the Middle Ages Tournaments were the equivalent of Medieval football, with the 'star players' gaining wealth and prestige. Here is the history of the Tournament.
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Publisher : BRILL
Page : 818 pages
File Size : 36,32 MB
Release : 2018-10-16
Category : Art
ISBN : 9004378219
This volume explores the various strategies by which appropriate pasts were construed in scholarship, literature, art, and architecture in order to create “national”, regional, or local identities in late medieval and early modern Europe. Because authority was based on lineage, political and territorial claims were underpinned by historical arguments, either true or otherwise. Literature, scholarship, art, and architecture were pivotal media that were used to give evidence of the impressive old lineage of states, regions, or families. These claims were related not only to classical antiquity but also to other periods that were regarded as antiquities, such as the Middle Ages, especially the chivalric age. The authors of this volume analyse these intriguing early modern constructions of “antiquity” and investigate the ways in which they were applied in political, intellectual and artistic contexts in the period of 1400–1700. Contributors include: Barbara Arciszewska, Bianca De Divitiis, Karl Enenkel, Hubertus Günther, Thomas Haye, Harald Hendrix, Stephan Hoppe, Marc Laureys, Frédérique Lemerle, Coen Maas, Anne-Françoise Morel, Kristoffer Neville, Konrad Ottenheym, Yves Pauwels, Christian Peters, Christoph Pieper, David Rijser, Bernd Roling, Nuno Senos, Paul Smith, Pieter Vlaardingerbroek, and Matthew Walker.