UID:
almahu_9947413692402882
Format:
1 online resource (172 pages) :
,
digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781782046288 (ebook)
Series Statement:
Armour and weapons
Uniform Title:
Livro da ensinança de bem cavalgar toda sela.
Content:
Written around 1430, Duarte of Portugal's remarkable treatise on chivalric horsemanship, the 〈I〉Livro do Cavalgar〈/I〉 (Book on Riding), is not only the sole substantial contemporary source on the definitive physical skill of the medieval knight, it is a remarkably intelligent and innovative work that still has much to offer to modern practitioners of physical arts. The book stands out from the body of technical writings that survive from the Middle Ages for its intelligence, insight, and intellectual versatility, ranging from psychological reflections on horsemanship and its implications forhuman ethics, to the details of how to couch a lance under your arm without getting it caught on your armor. Under the general rubric of horsemanship Duarte covers a range of topics that include jousting, tourneying, and hunting, as well as the physical apparatus of equestrianism and various cultural styles of riding.〈BR〉 However, despite its importance for scholarship, its language and technicalcontent have so far resisted proper translation, a need which this book fills. The introduction provides not only the background to make Duarte's text comprehensible, but for the first time offers modern audiences a systematic point of access to the subject of medieval equestrianism in general.〈BR〉〈BR〉 Jeffrey L. Forgeng is curator of Arms and Armor and Medieval Art at the Worcester Art Museum, and teaches as Adjunct Professor of History at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Jul 2016).
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781783271030
Language:
English
URL:
http://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/9781782046288/type/BOOK
