Tournaments: Jousts, Chivalry and Pageants in the Middle Ages - Softcover

Barber, Richard; Barker, Juliet

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0851157815 ISBN 13: 9780851157818

Publisher: Boydell Press, 2000

Synopsis

"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 to our 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.

About this title

About the Author:

Richard Barber has published widely on medieval history. The Knight and Chivalry won the 1971 Somerset Maugham Award. His other major interest is historical biography with books on Henry Plantagenet and the Black Prince. His most recent book is Edward III and the Triumph of England: The Battle of Crécy and the Order of the Garter.

About this edition

• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0851157815
• ISBN 13: 9780851157818
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240