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Arms and armour of the medieval joust / Tobias Capwell.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Arms and armour seriesPublication details: Leeds, United Kingdom : Royal Armouries Museum, [2018] Description: 96 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0948092831
  • 9780948092831
Other title:
  • Arms and armor of the medieval joust
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 394.709409 23
LOC classification:
  • CR4553 .C37 2018
Summary: "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 valour. This is the story of the armour of peace. The book forms part of a series of introductions to aspects of the Royal Armouries' collection of arms and armour. Written by specialists in the field, they are packed full of fascinating information and stunning photography. Royal Armouries is the national museum of arms and armour, with sites at Leeds, the Tower of London and Fort Nelson, Hampshire."--Publisher description.
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Non-Fiction Non-Fiction Waimate Located at Event Centre Non Fiction 394.709409 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan Not For Loan A00698616

Includes bibliographical references (page 95).

"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 valour. This is the story of the armour of peace. The book forms part of a series of introductions to aspects of the Royal Armouries' collection of arms and armour. Written by specialists in the field, they are packed full of fascinating information and stunning photography. Royal Armouries is the national museum of arms and armour, with sites at Leeds, the Tower of London and Fort Nelson, Hampshire."--Publisher description.

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