The Adventures of Gillion de Trazegnies: Chivalry and Romance in the Medieval East

by Elizabeth Morrison, Zrinka Stahuljak, Anonymous

One of the finest works from the golden era of Flemish manuscript illumination, the Getty's copy of the Romance of Gillion de Trazegnies tells of the adventures of a medieval nobleman. Part travelogue, part romance, and part epic, the text traces the exciting exploits of Gillion as he journeys to Jerusalem on pilgrimage, is imprisoned in Egypt and rises to the command of the Sultan's armies, mistakenly becomes a bigamist first with a Christian...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1606064630
• ISBN13: 9781606064634
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: J. Paul Getty Museum
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.3" x 12.2"