Knight

By: Gravett, Christopher, 1951-Contributor(s): Dann, GeoffMaterial type: TextTextSeries: DK eyewitness booksPublication details: London ; New York : Dk Pub. 2007Edition: Revised editionDescription: 72 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm. + fold-out wall chart and clip-art CDISBN: 9780756630034 (hbk. : CDROM : chart) :; 0756630037 (hbk. : CDROM : chart) :; 9780756606954 (library binding); 0756606950 (library binding); 9781405320436 (pbk.); 1405320435 (pbk.); 9781409373889 (pbk.); 1409373886 (pbk.)Other title: Eyewitness knight [book and CD]Subject(s): Civilization, Medieval -- Juvenile literature | Knights and knighthood -- Juvenile literatureDDC classification: JN 940.1 .G776 2007
Contents:
First knights ; Normans ; Making a knight ; Iron, iron, everywhere ; Fashion in steel ; Armor, the inside story ; Arms and the man ; On horseback ; Castle ; Castle at war ; Siege warfare ; Arming for the fight ; Enemy ; Into battle ; Castle at peace ; Lord of the manor ; Lady of the manor ; Ideal of chivalry ; Tournament ; Joust ; Foot combat ; Heraldry ; Hunting and hawking ; Faith and pilgrimage ; Crusades ; Knights of Christ ; Knights of the Rising Sun ;Professionals ; Decline of chivalry ; Did you know? ; Timeline ; Find out more ; Glossary ; Index.
Summary: Discusses the age of knighthood, covering such aspects as arms, armor, training, ceremonies, tournaments, the code of chivalry, and the Crusades.
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"Discover the world of the medieval knight - from battles to banquets, sieges to chivalry"--cover.

Includes loose leaf wallchart.

Includes index.

First knights ; Normans ; Making a knight ; Iron, iron, everywhere ; Fashion in steel ; Armor, the inside story ; Arms and the man ; On horseback ; Castle ; Castle at war ; Siege warfare ; Arming for the fight ; Enemy ; Into battle ; Castle at peace ; Lord of the manor ; Lady of the manor ; Ideal of chivalry ; Tournament ; Joust ; Foot combat ; Heraldry ; Hunting and hawking ; Faith and pilgrimage ; Crusades ; Knights of Christ ; Knights of the Rising Sun ;Professionals ; Decline of chivalry ; Did you know? ; Timeline ; Find out more ; Glossary ; Index.

Discusses the age of knighthood, covering such aspects as arms, armor, training, ceremonies, tournaments, the code of chivalry, and the Crusades.

New August 2013.