Chivalry and the Perfect Prince: Tournaments, Art, and Armor at the Spanish Habsburg Court

by 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 through these tournaments, jousting, and other knightly exercises as part of a larger aristocratic culture that included arms and armor, paintings, tapestries,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 193111269X
• ISBN13: 9781931112697
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.0" x 10.0"