Title: Chivalry /
Authors: Keen, Maurice Hugh.
Date: 1984
Publisher: Yale University Press,
Physical description: x, 303 p., [40] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Language: English
LC classification: C
Contents: Introduction: the idea of chivalry -- The secular origins of chivalry -- Chivalry, the church and the crusade -- The ceremony of dubbing to knighthood -- The rise of the tournament -- The historical mythology of chivalry -- Heraldry and heralds -- The idea of nobility -- Arms, nobility and honour -- The secular orders of chivalry -- Pageantry, tournies and solemn vows -- Chivalry and war.
Notes: Includes index. Errata slip inserted.
Subject headings (LCSH): Chivalry; Civilization, Medieval.; Heraldry--Europe; Knights and knighthood--Europe.; Nobility--Europe--History