18696. (Steven Muhlberger) Jousts and Tournaments ― Charny and the Rules for Chivalric Sport in Fourteenth-Century France
18697. (Geoffroi de Charny) Demands pour la joute, le tournoi, et la guerre [manuscripts edited by Michael Anthony Taylor, tr. Steven Muhlberger]
Rather than bug Steve for a copy, I put myself on a library waiting list for his study of the rules of jousts and tournaments of the Middle Ages. I was on the list for over a year, before it turned up, which shows that there is a significant audience for what appears, at first, to be an obscure topic. But I can see why, as the subject is dealt with in a logical, orderly fashion, and in his usual fine prose style. I particularly enjoyed the chapter in which he draws on his knowledge of the modern horsemanship scene to help imagine what the spotty historical record does not tell us. The original text of Geoffroi de Charny’s “Questions” in Middle French is included, with a translation by Steve.
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