The history of chivalry or Knighthood and its times
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The history of chivalry or Knighthood and its times
（Library of chivalry）
Kegsn Paul, 2004
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- vol. 2
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vol. 1 ISBN 9780710309266
Description
First published in 2005. This definitive work contains a collection of texts written at the time when Chivalry was a living tradition spread across the whole of Europe. In it are fascinating accounts of Chivalry's history and origins, the education of knights, chivalric love and the religious and military orders of knighthood. Nowhere else are the facts of Chivalry brough together so brilliantly.
Table of Contents
- Chapter 1 The Origin and first Appearances of Chivalry in Europe
- Chapter 2 The Education of a Knight. The Ceremonies of Inauguration and of Degradation
- Chapter 3 The Equipment
- Chapter 4 The Chivalric Character
- Chapter 5 Dames and Damsels, and Lady-Love
- Chapter 6 Tournaments and Jousts
- Chapter 7 The Religious and Military Orders of Knighthood
- Chapter 8 Progress of Chivalry in England
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vol. 2 ISBN 9780710309273
Description
First published in 2005. This definitive work contains a collection of texts written at the time when Chivalry was a living tradition spread across the whole of Europe. In it are fascinating accounts of Chivalry's history and origins, the education of knights, chivalric love and the religious and military orders of knighthood. Nowhere else are the facts of Chivalry brough together so brilliantly.
Table of Contents
- Chapter 1 State of Chivalry in England during the Reign of Edward the Third
- Chapter 2 Progress of Chivalry in Great Britain, from the Reign of Richard II. to that of Henry VIII
- Chapter 3 The Last Years of Chivalry in England
- Chapter 4 Progress of Chivalry in France
- Chapter 5 Progress of Chivalry in Spain
- Chapter 6 Progress of Chivalry in Germany and Italy
- Chapter 7 On the Merits and Effects of Chivalry
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