Knight /
Discusses the age of knighthood, covering such aspects as arms, armor, training, ceremonies, tournaments, the code of chivalry, and the Crusades.
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Published: |
Dorling Kindersley,
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Publisher Address: | London : |
Publication Dates: | 2015. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | Revised edition. |
Series: |
DK eyewitness books |
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Summary: |
Discusses the age of knighthood, covering such aspects as arms, armor, training, ceremonies, tournaments, the code of chivalry, and the Crusades. |
Item Description: |
"Explore the lives of medieval mounted warriors - from the battlefield to the banquet table"--Cover. Previous edition: 1993. |
Carrier Form: | 72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm. + 1 fold-out wall chart |
Audience: | Primary, intermediate |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9780241187623 0241187621 |
CLC: | K503-49 |
Call Number: | K503-49/G776/rev. ed. |
Contents: | First knights -- Normans -- Making a knight -- Armour -- Fashion in steel -- Inside the armour -- Arms and the man -- On horseback -- Castle -- Castle at war -- Siege warfare -- Arming to fight -- Enemy -- Into battle -- Castle life -- Manor lords -- Manor ladies -- Ideal of chivalry -- Tournament -- Joust -- Foot combat -- Heraldry -- Hunting -- Faith and pilgrimage -- Crusades -- Knights of Christ -- Japanese knights -- Professionals -- Knights' end -- Did you know? -- Timeline -- Find out more -- Glossary -- Index. |