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 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.
ISBN: | 9780851157818 |
Publication date: | 26th June 2000 |
Author: | Richard Barber, Juliet Barker |
Publisher: | The Boydell Press an imprint of Boydell & Brewer Ltd |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 240 pages |
Genres: |
European history: medieval period, middle ages Military history |