This volume, intended for the general reader, throws a flood of light on that very characteristic feature of the Middle Ages, the institution of Chivalry. The first chapter deals with the place of chivalry in history, showing its effects and influences. Subsequent chapters show its earliest beginnings and its nature in France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, etc. Among other subjects dealt with are the Courtesy books and the romances of Chivalry and the idea of a gentleman in connection with Chivalry. The whole forms an introduction to students in a field that has been greatly neglected in recent...
This volume, intended for the general reader, throws a flood of light on that very characteristic feature of the Middle Ages, the institution of Chiva...
Gomes Eanes De Zurara Charles Raymond Beazley Edgar Prestage
The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. The first series, which ran from 1847 to 1899, consists of 100 books containing published or previously unpublished works by authors from Christopher Columbus to Sir Francis Drake, and covering voyages to the New World, to China and Japan, to Russia and to Africa and India. Gomes Eanes de Zurara (c.1410 1474) was a Portuguese writer appointed to chronicle the life of Prince Henry the Navigator (1394 1460) and the expeditions he sponsored. Zurara's chronicle...
The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. The first se...
Gomes Eanes De Zurara Charles Raymond Beazley Edgar Prestage
The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. The first series, which ran from 1847 to 1899, consists of 100 books containing published or previously unpublished works by authors from Christopher Columbus to Sir Francis Drake, and covering voyages to the New World, to China and Japan, to Russia and to Africa and India. Gomes Eanes de Zurara (c.1410 1474) was a Portuguese writer appointed to chronicle the life of Prince Henry the Navigator (1394 1460) and the expeditions he sponsored. Zurara's chronicle...
The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. The first se...
Originally published in 1938, this bibliography was compiled by the historian and Portuguese scholar Edgar Prestage (1869 1951). The documents described all relate to the 'political, military, and diplomatic aims and action of Portugal during the period from the death of Charles II of Spain to the Peace Treaties of 1713 and 1715 with France and Spain'. The appendices section contains extracts from six documents. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Portuguese and Spanish history."
Originally published in 1938, this bibliography was compiled by the historian and Portuguese scholar Edgar Prestage (1869 1951). The documents describ...