Book
Chivalry / Maurice Keen.
"In this book the author examines the significance of chivalry as a secular social ideal in the period from c. 1100 to c. 1500, and finds that historians have exaggerated both chivalry’s early Christian dedication and its later secular decadence, and that it may be better described as an ethos in which martial, aristocratic and Christian elements were fused together. Keen argues that the attention lavished on externals in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, and exemplified in the pageantry of tournaments and the ceremonials of such famous secular orders of chivalry as the Garter and the Golden Fleece, was not just empty show: it was rather an attempt to give expression, in a vivid and evocative manner, to the values and virtues of chivalry."-- from publisher.
Record details
- Physical Description: xx, 400 pages, unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), facsimilies (some color) ; 22 cm.
- Publisher: London, England : Folio Society, 2010.
- Copyright: ©2010, 1984.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Bibliography: pages 363-382. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Chivalry. Knights and knighthood > Europe. Heraldry > Europe. Civilization, Medieval. Nobility > Europe > History. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Rupert Library | 394.7 Keen (Text) | 33294002066363 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
