Chivalry and the Perfect Prince : : Tournaments, Art, and Armor at the Spanish Habsburg Court / / Braden Frieder.
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...
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| Place / Publishing House: | University Park, PA : : Penn State University Press, , [2021] ©2008 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Sixteenth Century Essays & Studies ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- A Note on Sources
- 1 A Sport for Princes: The Art of the Tournament in the Renaissance
- 2 Beauty, Love, and Pleasure: The Prince as Knight-Errant and Cons
- 3 A Soldier of Christ: The Prince as Crusader and Defender of the Church
- 4 The Empire Reborn: The Prince as Heir Apparent and Divine Deli
- Epilogue: The Long Journey Home
- Appendix 1 A Chronology of Tournaments at the Spanish Habsburg Court, 1504-1604
- Appendix 2 Tournaments and Competitors on the Grand Tour of Philip of Spain, 1548
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- About the Author
- Index