"Strong of Body, Brave and Noble" : : Chivalry and Society in Medieval France / / Constance Brittain Bouchard.

Medieval society was dominated by its knights and nobles. The literature created in medieval Europe was primarily a literature of knightly deeds, and the modern imagination has also been captured by these leaders and warriors. This book explores the nature of the nobility, focusing on France in the...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Archive Pre-2000
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Place / Publishing House:Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [1998]
©1998
Year of Publication:1998
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (232 p.) :; 15 halftones
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • ILLUSTRATIONS
  • PREFACE
  • Abbreviations
  • CHAPTER ONE. Nobles and Knights
  • CHAPTER TWO. Nobles and Society
  • CHAPTER THREE. Noble Families and Family Life
  • CHAPTER FOUR. Nobility and Chivalry
  • CHAPTER FIVE. Nobility and the Church
  • CONCLUSIONS
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX