Originally published in 1551, Hernan Chacon's Tractado de la Caualleria de la Gineta reflects an era of radical changes in the chivalresque-military world of renaissance Spain. The text deals with cavalry riding techniques as a means of military strategy and as a peacetime occupation. This new paperback volume in the Exeter Hispanic Texts series provides a text in the original Spanish, edited and introduced in Spanish by Noel Fallows. It will be of interest to a scholarly readership, particularly students of medieval Spanish, military tactics and equestrian history.
Originally published in 1551, Hernan Chacon's Tractado de la Caualleria de la Gineta reflects an era of radical changes in the chivalresque-military w...
One of the most widely circulated items of wisdom literature during the Middle Ages. The introduction to this Spanish-language edition examines the motives for the work's translation into Spanish, tracks the extent of its diffusion in Spain, and analyzes t
One of the most widely circulated items of wisdom literature during the Middle Ages. The introduction to this Spanish-language edition examines the mo...
