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The Book of Horsemanship by Duarte I of Portugal
The Book of Horsemanship by Duarte I of Portugal
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The Livro do Cavalgar is the first full translation of a significant treatise on chivalric horsemanship written in 1430 by Duarte of Portugal. It is a unique contemporary source that survives on the definitive physical skill of the medieval knight. The book covers a range of topics such as jousting, tourneying, hunting, and the physical apparatus of equestrianism, and offers insights into horsemanship and its implications for human ethics. Despite its importance for scholarship, its language and technical content have resisted proper translation until now.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 180 pages
Publication date: 14 November 2023
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Duarte of Portugal's remarkable treatise on chivalric horsemanship, the Livro do Cavalgar (Book on Riding), is a significant contemporary source that has survived on the definitive physical skill of the medieval knight. Written around 1430, this work stands out from the body of technical writings of the Middle Ages for its intelligence, insight, and intellectual versatility. It ranges from psychological reflections on horsemanship and its implications for human ethics to the details of how to couch a lance under the arm without getting it caught on armor.
Duarte's treatise covers a wide range of topics related to horsemanship, including jousting, tourneying, and hunting, as well as the physical apparatus of equestrianism and various cultural styles of riding. Despite its importance for scholarship, its language and technical content have so far resisted proper translation, a need that this book fills.
The introduction provides not only the background to make Duarte's text comprehensible but also offers modern audiences a systematic point of access to the subject of medieval equestrianism in general. JEFFREY L. FORGENG is curator of Arms and Armor and Medieval Art at the Worcester Art Museum and Adjunct Professor of History at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Dimension: 216 x 138 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781837651078
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