French Chivalry: Chivalric Ideas and Practices in Mediaeval France
- ISBN-10
- 0801490618
- ISBN-13
- 9780801490613
- Category
- Architecture
- Pages
- 179
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1940
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Author
- Sidney Painter
Description
"A richly painted and carefully documented picture of the life, customs, and opinions of the nobility, particularly in France, from the eleventh century to the end of the Middle Ages"--Back cover.
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