A Knight's Own Book of Chivalry Contributor(s): Charny, Geoffroi de (Author), Kaeuper, Richard W. (Introduction by), Kennedy, Elspeth (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0812219090 ISBN-13: 9780812219098 Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2005 Annotation: Composed at the height of the Hundred Years War by Geoffroi de Charny, one of the most respected knights of his age, A Knight's Own Book of Chivalry is an invaluable guide to fourteenth-century knight-hood. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Medieval |
Dewey: 394.709 |
LCCN: 2005042260 |
Series: Middle Ages |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.45 lbs) 128 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
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Publisher Description:
Enter the real world of knights and their code of ethics and behavior. Read how an aspiring knight of the fourteenth century would conduct himself and learn what he would have needed to know when traveling, fighting, appearing in court, and engaging fellow knights. Composed at the height of the Hundred Years War by Geoffroi de Charny, one of the most respected knights of his age, A Knight's Own Book of Chivalry was designed as a guide for members of the Company of the Star, an order created by Jean II of France in 1352 to rival the English Order of the Garter. This is the most authentic and complete manual on the day-to-day life of the knight that has survived the centuries, and this edition contains a specially commissioned introduction from historian Richard W. Kaeuper that gives the history of both the book and its author, who, among his other achievements, was the original owner of the Shroud of Turin. |