Tournaments: Jousts, Chivalry and Pageants in the Middle Ages
by Barber, Richard and Juliet Barker
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About This Item
New York: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1989. First American Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to 11" - 13" tall. Gorgeous copy bound handsomely in bright orange cloth covers, with sharp and distinct gilt lettering to spine. Illustrated endpapers front and rear, being a colorful depiction of the entry of the judges into the town where the tournament is to be held. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Tall quarto format, measuring 8 1/2" x 12 1/4" in width and height, respectively. Jointly written text trading on the junior author's published D.Phil. thesis on The Tournament in Britain, 1100-1400. Covers England, Spain, Germany, Italy, and North-West Europe. Complete with chapters about armour and politics, Epilogue, Glossary, Acknowledgements, Select Bibliography, Notes and Index. [1], 2-225 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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- Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 347950
- Title
- Tournaments: Jousts, Chivalry and Pageants in the Middle Ages
- Author
- Barber, Richard and Juliet Barker
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1989
- Size
- 4to 11" - 13" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Richard Barber|Juliet Barker|jousts|tournaments|pageants|Middle Ages
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