Chivalry And The Perfect Prince

Author : Braden K. Frieder
Publisher : Sixteenth Century Essays & Stu
ISBN 13 : 9781931112697
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.9X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chivalry & the Perfect Prince written by Braden K. Frieder and published by Sixteenth Century Essays & Stu. This book was released on 2008 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chivalry and the Perfect Prince is a survey of the ceremonial armor crafted for the Spanish Habsburg monarchs of the sixteenth century. It examines notable tournaments and pageantry held at the courts of Charles V and Philip II, and the artworks associated with them. Braden Frieder guides the reader through these tournaments, jousting, and other knightly exercises as part of a larger aristocratic culture that included arms and armor, paintings, tapestries, medals, and sculptures with chivalric themes. Frieder presents Habsburg tournaments in their proper historical context as an extension of imperial politics, drawing comparisons with popular chivalric literature of the period. Frieder's study utilizes extensive primary source material and contemporary documents, many appearing for the first time in English. Included in this book are eighty-one illustrations of fine art and armor from the sixteenth century, the crescendo of the armorer's art in Europe. For the first time in print, these artworks are treated collectively, as integral parts of aristocratic life and culture during the Renaissance.

Author : Braden Frieder
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 0271090758
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chivalry and the Perfect Prince written by Braden Frieder and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2008-01-25 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chivalry and the Perfect Prince is a survey of the ceremonial armor crafted for the Spanish Habsburg monarchs of the sixteenth century. It examines notable tournaments and pageantry held at the courts of Charles V and Philip II, and the artworks associated with them. Braden Frieder guides the reader through these tournaments, jousting, and other knightly exercises as part of a larger aristocratic culture that included arms and armor, paintings, tapestries, medals, and sculptures with chivalric themes. Frieder presents Habsburg tournaments in their proper historical context as an extension of imperial politics, drawing comparisons with popular chivalric literature of the period. Frieder’s study utilizes extensive primary source material and contemporary documents, many appearing for the first time in English. Included in this book are eighty-one illustrations of fine art and armor from the sixteenth century, the crescendo of the armorer's art in Europe. For the first time in print, these artworks are treated collectively, as integral parts of aristocratic life and culture during the Renaissance.

Author : Braden Frieder
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 1935503324
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chivalry and the Perfect Prince written by Braden Frieder and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2008-01-25 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chivalry and the Perfect Prince is a survey of the ceremonial armor crafted for the Spanish Habsburg monarchs of the sixteenth century. It examines notable tournaments and pageantry held at the courts of Charles V and Philip II, and the artworks associated with them. Braden Frieder guides the reader through these tournaments, jousting, and other knightly exercises as part of a larger aristocratic culture that included arms and armor, paintings, tapestries, medals, and sculptures with chivalric themes. Frieder presents Habsburg tournaments in their proper historical context as an extension of imperial politics, drawing comparisons with popular chivalric literature of the period. Frieder’s study utilizes extensive primary source material and contemporary documents, many appearing for the first time in English. Included in this book are eighty-one illustrations of fine art and armor from the sixteenth century, the crescendo of the armorer's art in Europe. For the first time in print, these artworks are treated collectively, as integral parts of aristocratic life and culture during the Renaissance.

Author : Noel Fallows
Publisher : Boydell Press
ISBN 13 : 1843835940
Total Pages : 578 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jousting in Medieval and Renaissance Iberia written by Noel Fallows and published by Boydell Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on close reading of original sources, Fallows (Spanish, U. of Georgia) offers a detailed reconstruction of the history and practice of jousting, detailing techniques and injuries, styles of fighting, and all the parts of the arms and armor used, with frequent citing of original descriptions. As is typical for this publisher, the volume is beautifully produced, printed on good stock and well-illustrated with color and b&w plates. Notable is the inclusion of three 15th- and 16th-century jousting manuals, presented in full in side-by-side English and Spanish translation. A glossary and bibliography are provided. The Boydell Press is an imprint of Boydell & Brewer. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

Author : Ann Wroe
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0307432475
Total Pages : 642 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Perfect Prince written by Ann Wroe and published by Random House. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1491, as Machiavelli advised popes and princes and Leonardo da Vinci astonished the art world, a young man boarded a ship in Portugal bound for Ireland. He would be greeted upon arrival as the rightful heir to the throne of England. The trouble was, England already had a king. The most intriguing and ambitious pretender in history, this elegant young man was celebrated throughout Europe as the prince he claimed to be: Richard, Duke of York, the younger of the “Princes in the Tower” who were presumed to have been murdered almost a decade earlier. Handsome, well-mannered, and charismatic, he behaved like the perfect prince, and many believed he was one. The greatest European rulers of the age—among them the emperor Maximilian, Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, and Charles VIII of France—used him as a diplomatic pawn to their own advantage. As such, he tormented Henry VII for eight years, attempting to invade England three times. Eventually, defeated and captured, he admitted to being Perkin Warbeck, the son of a common boatman from Flanders. But was this really the truth? Ann Wroe, a historian and storyteller of the first rank, delves into the secret corners of the late medieval world to explore both the elusive nature of identity and the human propensity for deception. In uncovering the mystery of Perkin Warbeck, Wroe illuminates not only a life but an entire world trembling on the verge of discovery.

Author : Samuel A. Claussen
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
ISBN 13 : 1783275464
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chivalry and Violence in Late Medieval Castile written by Samuel A. Claussen and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2020 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First full investigation in English into the role played by chivalric ideology, and its violent results, in late medieval Castile.

Author : ANN LANDRUM STOCKSTILL
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1329863968
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book THE PERFECT PRINCE written by ANN LANDRUM STOCKSTILL and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-01-28 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Princess Madeline and her maid, Rose, set out on a journey to find her perfect Prince. After almost giving up hope, they find a beautiful castle in the midst of a foggy lake. The Prince of Earnsworth Castle is shrouded in mystery. Madeline learns to love with her heart and not just physical looks. Madeline has found her perfect Prince and she and Prince Charles Earnsworth marry and live happily ever after.

Author : Gail A. Gross
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780974068817
Total Pages : 31 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Prince Bravery and Grace written by Gail A. Gross and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Teofilo F. Ruiz
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400842247
Total Pages : 375 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A King Travels written by Teofilo F. Ruiz and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2012-03-25 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A King Travels examines the scripting and performance of festivals in Spain between 1327 and 1620, offering an unprecedented look at the different types of festivals that were held in Iberia during this crucial period of European history. Bridging the gap between the medieval and early modern eras, Teofilo Ruiz focuses on the travels and festivities of Philip II, exploring the complex relationship between power and ceremony, and offering a vibrant portrait of Spain's cultural and political life. Ruiz covers a range of festival categories: carnival, royal entries, tournaments, calendrical and noncalendrical celebrations, autos de fe, and Corpus Christi processions. He probes the ritual meanings of these events, paying special attention to the use of colors and symbols, and to the power relations articulated through these festive displays. Ruiz argues that the fluid and at times subversive character of medieval festivals gave way to highly formalized and hierarchical events reflecting a broader shift in how power was articulated in late medieval and early modern Spain. Yet Ruiz contends that these festivals, while they sought to buttress authority and instruct different social orders about hierarchies of power, also served as sites of contestation, dialogue, and resistance. A King Travels sheds new light on Iberian festive traditions and their unique role in the centralizing state in early modern Castile.

Author : Jonas van Tol
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004330720
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Germany and the French Wars of Religion, 1560-1572 written by Jonas van Tol and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-11-05 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Germany and the French Wars of Religion, 1560-1572 explores how the first decade of the religious wars in France was interpreted by German Protestants and why they felt compelled to intervene.