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Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Armor, Medieval
ISBN : 0993324606
Author : RachelAnn Dressler
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781351556002
Despite the profusion of knightly effigies created between c. 1240 and c. 1330 for tombs throughout the British Isles, these commemorative figures are relatively unknown to art historians and medievalists. Until now, their rich visual impact and significance has been relatively unexplored by scholars. In this study, Rachel Dressler examines this category of sculpture, illustrating how English military figures employ a visual language of pose, costume, and attributes to construct a masculine ideal that privileges fighting prowess, elite status, and sexual virility. Like military figures on the Continent, English effigies represent knights wearing chain mail and surcoats, and bearing shields and swords; unique to the British examples, however, is the display of an aggressive sword handling pose and dynamically crossed legs. Outwardly hyper masculine, the carved figures partake in artistic subterfuge: the lives of those memorialized did not always match proffered images, testifying to the changing function of the knight in England during the thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries. This study traces the development of English military figures, and analyzes in detail three fourteenth-century examples-those commemorating Robert I De Vere in Hatfield Broad Oak (Essex), Richard Gyvernay at Limington (Somerset), and Henry Allard in Winchelsea (Sussex). Similar in appearance, these three sculptures represent persons of distinctly different social levels: De Vere belonged to the highest aristocratic rank, where Gyvernay was a lesser county knight, and Allard was from a merchant family, raising questions about his knightly standing. Ultimately, Dressler's analysis of English knight effigies demonstrates that the masculine warrior during the late Middle Ages was frequently a constructed ideal rather than a lived experience.
Author : Christopher Gravett
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472843586
The 'knight in shining armour' has become a staple figure in popular culture, and images of bloody battlefields, bustling feasting halls and courtly tournaments have been creatively interpreted many times in film and fiction. But what was the medieval knight truly like? In this fascinating title, former Senior Curator at the Royal Armouries Christopher Gravett describes how knights evolved over three centuries of English and European history, the wars they fought, their lives both in peacetime and on campaign, the weapons they fought with, the armour and clothing they wore and their fascinating code and mythology of chivalry. The text is richly illustrated with images ranging from manuscript illustrations to modern artwork reconstructions and many photographs of historic artefacts and sites.
Author : Jude Deveraux
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781451665635
From a "New York Times"-bestselling author and today's most admired storyteller, here is an unforgettable tale of a most miraculous love affair: a meeting of passion, wit, and true romance between a thoroughly modern woman--and a man who lived 400 years before.
Author : A. G. Smith
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1985-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0486248437
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Author : A. G. Smith
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1997-07-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0486299333
One handsome paper soldier, accompanied by historically accurate suits of armor for a German knight (ca. 1250), an Italian knight (ca. 1450), 2 others.
Author : Christopher Gravett
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2001-08-25
Category : History
ISBN : 184176146X
The 15th century was a time of change for knighthood. Knights no longer fought for their lords in return for land, since the feudal summons had long before given way to a system of contracts. Moreover, many knights now preferred the role of landowner, man-about-town or parliamentary representative. However, this was also the age of the knight in plate armour, of the battle of Agincourt and the conquests of Henry V, and of the Wars of the Roses, the bloody internecine struggle that tore medieval England apart. In this title Christopher Gravett describes the life of a 15th century knight, his equipment and experiences from his earliest days as a squire through to his experiences on the battlefields of England and France.
Author : Tobias Capwell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Armor
ISBN : 0993324657
Author : Pierre Terjanian,Andrea Bayer,Adam B. Brandow,Lisa Demets,Chassica Kirchhoff,Stefan Krause,Guido Messling,Elizabeth Morrison,Alison Manges Nogueira,Matthias Pfaffenbichler,Veronika Sandbichler,Delia Scheffer,Peter Scholz,Roland Sila,Larry Silver,Freyda Spira,Robert Wlattnig,Barbara Wolf,Christina Zenz
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-02
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781588396747
Maximilian I (1459–1519) skillfully crafted a public persona and personal mythology that eventually earned him the romantic sobriquet “Last Knight.” From the time he became duke of Burgundy at the age of eighteen until his death, his passion for the trappings and ideals of knighthood served his worldly ambitions, imaginative strategies, and resolute efforts to forge a legacy. A master of self-promotion, he ordered exceptional armor from the most celebrated armorers in Europe, as well as heroic autobiographical epics and lavish designs for prints. Indeed, Maximilian’s quest to secure his memory and expand his sphere of influence, despite chronic shortages of funds that left many of his most ambitious projects unfinished, was indomitable. Coinciding with the 500th anniversary of Maximilian’s death, this catalogue is the first to examine the masterworks that he commissioned, revealing how art and armor contributed to the construction of Maximilian’s identity and aspirations, and to the politics of Europe at the dawn of the Renaissance. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Verdana}
Author : Ida Sinkević
Publisher : Bunker Hill Publishing, Inc.
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Art
ISBN : 1593730551
Knights in Shining Armor, is a scholarly significant, popularly written, and beautifully illustrated exploration of multiple roles of arms and armor in the Renaissance and Baroque societies.
Author : R. Ewart Oakeshott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : PSU:000032757866
Take an engaging journey back in time, when battles were fought with swords, lances, maces, and an array of well-crafted devices that could be elegant and ornate, brutal and efficient, or both. This accessible, lively, and informative book explores many facets of the medieval world of weaponry. Did you know, for instance, that in the fifteenth century "fight books" with drawings guided knights in the proper use of weapons? That the average medieval warrior became a full-fledged fighter by the time he was fifteen years old? Or that armor made by a master could, by modern standards, cost the price of a Rolls Royce?
Author : Gail Gibbons
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2008-11-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780316049832
A look at the life of knights in the Middle Ages and a collection of tales about their adventures.
Author : Paul F Walker
Publisher : Crowood
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-01
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781847975157
The History of Armour 1100 - 1700 offers a detailed account of how armour developed through the Medieval, Tudor, Elizabethan and Civil War eras, carefully itemizing the subtle changes over a six hundred year period. Each chapter focuses on an individual area of body protection, charting the evolution of each piece over time, from helmets and chest protection to arm guards, gauntlets, leg guards and sabatons. The book also encompasses the use of weaponry and its evolution, including protection for the horse.With the aid of the author's superb photographs and illustrations, the book looks at how fashions, as well as its protective qualities, influenced the style of armour. Valuable information has been acquired through the study of effigies over a number of years, and using these existing artifacts, supplemented by the author's meticulous illustrations and practical knowlege of armour construction, it has been possible to reconstruct the design and appearance of a wide range of armour. A meticulous study of the development of the knight's protective armour and weaponry over a six hundred year period. Through the study of effigies over a number of years, the author has been able to reconstruct the design of a wide range of armour. An invaluable resource for historians, re-enactors, collectors and all those with an interest in miltiary or medieval history. Superbly illustrated with 275 colour photographs and illustrations. Paul Walker gives lectures in armour and weapons for English Heritage and has a lifelong interest in historical warfare.
Author : John D. Clare
Publisher : HMH Books For Young Readers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1996-03-15
Category : Civilization, Medieval
ISBN : 0152013083
An overview of the lifestyle and changing role of the knight during the Middle Ages.
Author : Tobias Capwell
Publisher : Royal Armouries
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0948092831
Jousting is the most iconic form of mounted combat. For more than five hundred years, the sport itself, and the chivalric culture that surrounded it, took on almost mythical qualities. Here, Tobias Capwell explains the glitz and glamour of a sport that attracted enormous popular audiences throughout the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Though he deals almost exclusively with weapons and warriors, Capwell tells a story not of war and destruction, but of pageantry and valor. This is the story of the armor of peace.