The Unconquered Knight
Author : Gutierre Díaz de Gámez
Publisher :
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 35,63 MB
Release : 1928
Category : Castile (Spain)
ISBN :
Author : Gutierre Díaz de Gámez
Publisher :
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 35,63 MB
Release : 1928
Category : Castile (Spain)
ISBN :
Author : Gutierre Díaz de Gámez
Publisher :
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 39,71 MB
Release : 1928
Category : Castile (Spain)
ISBN :
Author : Gutierre DÍEZ DE GÁMES
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 18,7 MB
Release : 1928
Category :
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Author : Gutierre Diaz De Gamez
Publisher :
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 48,15 MB
Release : 2013-10
Category :
ISBN : 9781258959494
This is a new release of the original 1928 edition.
Author : Gutierre DÍEZ DE GÁMEZ
Publisher :
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 16,9 MB
Release : 1928
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Gutierre Diez de Games
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 17,78 MB
Release : 1928
Category :
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Author : E. Michael Gerli
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 960 pages
File Size : 22,50 MB
Release : 2013-12-04
Category : History
ISBN : 1136771611
As the first comprehensive reference to the vital world of medieval Spain, this unique volume focuses on the Iberian kingdoms from the fall of the Roman Empire to the aftermath of the Reconquista. The nearly 1,000 signed A-Z entries, written by renowned specialists in the field, encompass topics of key relevance to medieval Iberia, including people, events, works, and institutions, as well as interdisciplinary coverage of literature, language, history, arts, folklore, religion, and science. Also providing in-depth discussions of the rich contributions of Muslim and Jewish cultures, and offering useful insights into their interactions with Catholic Spain, this comprehensive work is an invaluable tool for students, scholars, and general readers alike. For a full list of entries and contributors, a generous selection of sample entries, and more, visit the Medieval Iberia: An Encyclopedia website.
Author : Clive Hart
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 22,52 MB
Release : 2023-01-05
Category : History
ISBN : 1399082078
The medieval mounted knight was a fearsome weapon of war, captivating and horrifying in equal measure, they are a continuing source of fascination. They have been both held up as a paragon of chivalry, whilst often being condemned as oppressive and violent. Occupying a unique place in history, knights on their warhorses are an enigma hidden behind their metal armor, and seemingly unreachable on their steeds. This book seeks to understand the world of the medieval knight by studying their origins, their accomplishments and their eventual decline. Forged in the death throes of the Roman Empire, the mounted knight found a place in a harsh and dangerous world where their skills and mentality carved them into history. From the First Crusade to the fields of Scotland, knights could be found, and their human side is examined to see how these men came to both rule Europe, and ride into enduring legend. The challenges facing the mounted knight were vast and deadly, from increasingly professional and competent infantry forces to gunpowder, the rise of political unity and the crunch of finance. The factors which forced the knight into the past help to define who and what they were, as well as the legacy that they have left indelibly imprinted on the world. The standout feature of this book is the focus on the equine half of the partnership, from an author who practices the arts of horsemanship on a daily basis, including combat with sword and lance. The psychology of the horse, refined by the experience of actually training warhorses, has helped the author to add to the body of academic work on the subject. This insight opens up the world of the mounted knight, and importantly and uniquely, challenges the perception of what he and his horse could really do.
Author : Elizabeth Morrison
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 37,32 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Art
ISBN : 1606065750
The Livre des faits de Jacques de Lalaing (Book of the Deeds of Jacques de Lalaing), a famous Flemish illuminated manuscript, relays the audacious life of Jacques de Lalaing (1421–1453), a story that reads more like a fast-paced adventure novel. Produced in the tradition of chivalric biography, a genre developed in the mid-fifteenth century to celebrate the great personalities of the day, the manuscript’s text and illuminations begin with a magnificent frontispiece by the most acclaimed Flemish illuminator of the sixteenth century, Simon Bening. A Knight for the Ages: Jacques de Lalaing and the Art of Chivalry presents a kaleidoscopic view of the manuscript with essays written by the world’s leading medievalists, adding rich texture and providing a greater understanding of the many aspects of the manuscript’s background, creation, and reception, revealing for the first time the full complexity of this illuminated romance. The texts are accompanied by stunning reproductions of all of the manuscripts’ miniatures—never before published in color—as well as a plot summary and translations, allowing the reader to follow Jacques de Lalaing on his knightly journeys and experience the thrilling triumphs of his legendary tournaments and battles.
Author : L. J. Andrew Villalon
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 15,7 MB
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 9004168214
In thirteen articles, this volume affirms that the Hundred Years War was a struggle that spilled out of its heartlands of England and France into many European regions. These a oedifferent vistasa of scholarship greatly amply the study of the conflict.