num_pages: 240
description: 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.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 toour 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 it is hard to find any aspect of tournaments that is not covered.HISTORYThe 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.
language: English
title: Tournaments: Jousts, Chivalry and Pageants in the Middle Ages
titlecomplete: Tournaments: Jousts, Chivalry and Pageants in the Middle Ages
genres: History, Chivalry, Reference, Military History, Medieval, European History, Nonfiction, British Literature
ratings_count: 63
publisher: Boydell Press