Livre de ChevalerieCharny was a knight who lived the chivalric life for nearly two decades in a manner thought ideal by his contemporaries, dying appropriately in battle at Poitiers in 1356. He was also the first documented owner of the Shroud of Turin. This volume establishes the cultural context in which Charny lived in the first section and sets forth in the second the French text of Charny's fascinating work alongside an English translation, with full critical apparatus. Paper edition (unseen), $17.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
Contents
Charnys Career | 3 |
Charnys Books and Ideals | 18 |
The Practicality of Charnys Book | 29 |
Piety and Lay Independence | 35 |
Charny and Chivalric Reform | 48 |
The Book of Chivalry | 67 |
Text and Translation | 84 |
Notes to the Text and Translation | 201 |
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