Medieval Knighthood IV: Papers from the Fifth Strawberry Hill Conference, 1990

Book Overview

These eight papers from the Strawberry Hill Conference cover a wide area, 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 of Aquitaine, holy war, and loyalty. Concentration...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0851153194
• ISBN13: 9780851153193
• Release Date: December 1992
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"