The Ideals and Practice of Medieval Knighthood I: Papers from the First and Second Strawberry Hill Conferences (Ideals and Practice of Knighthood)
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The Ideals and Practice of Medieval Knighthood I: Papers from the First and Second Strawberry Hill Conferences (Ideals and Practice of Knighthood)

The Ideals and Practice of Medieval Knighthood I: Papers from the First and Second Strawberry Hill Conferences (Ideals and Practice of Knighthood)

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Christopher Harper-Bill (Contributor) Ruth Harvey (Contributor) Brian Golding (Contributor) D J A Ross (Contributor) Ian Peirce (Contributor) Matthew Bennett (Contributor) Maurice H Keen (Contributor) Peter S Noble (Contributor) Richard G Eales (Contributor) Richard Mortimer (Contributor)  

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Latest research on the chivalric ethos of western Europe,10c-15c, from the practical (houses, armour) to the intellectual [conceptof holy war, loyalty, etc.]. The Strawberry Hill conferences on medieval knighthood, from which these volumes spring, aim to bring together historians and literary scholars whose interests focus on medieval chivalry, to bridge the gulf between the two areas of specialisation and explore matters of common interest. Eight papers cover a wide area, both territorially and chronologically,but common themes emerge. One group of essays deals with the embellishments of lordship, both architectural and heraldic, studying residences and also developments in armour. A second group concerns ideals which motivated the aristocracy of western Europe, from the late 10th to the 15th centuries: romances, the Peace movement ofAquitaine, holy war, and loyalty; concentration on rationalism and free will in thewritings of the cultural circle which revolved around Sir John Fastolfis identified as an important element in the development of the EnglishRenaissance. Professor CHRISTOPHER HARPER-BILL teaches in the Department of History, University of East Anglia; Dr RUTH HARVEY is lecturer in French at Royal Holloway, University of London. Contributors: ADRIAN AILES, JEFFREY ASHCROFT, CHARLES COULSON,JONATHAN HUGHES, JANE MARTINDALE, PETER NOBLE, MATTHEW STRICKLAND,ANN WILLIAMS. 16 b/w illus.
  • Contributor: Christopher Harper-Bill
  • Imprint: The Boydell Press
  • ISBN13: 9780851154428
  • Number of Pages: 192
  • Packaged Dimensions: 156x234mm
  • Format: Hardback
  • Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
  • Release Date: 1986-04-24
  • Series: Ideals and Practice of Knighthood
  • Binding: Hardback

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