The Book of Deeds of Arms and of Chivalry: By Christine de Pizan

by Christine de Pizan and Christine

Book Overview

It is unexpected in any era to find a woman writing a book on the art of warfare, but in the fifteenth century it was unbelievable. Not surprisingly, therefore, Christine de Pizan's The Book of Deeds of Arms and of Chivalry, written around 1410, has often been regarded with disdain. Many have assumed that Christine was simply copying or pilfering earlier military manuals. But, as Sumner Willard and Charity Cannon Willard show in this faithful English...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 027101881X
• ISBN13: 9780271018812
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"