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Knight / written by Christopher Gravett; photographed by Geoff Dann.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Dorling Kindersley eyewitness booksPublisher: New York : DK Publishing, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Edition: [Third edition]Description: 72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cmContent type:
  • still image
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1465435727 (paperback)
  • 1465435743
  • 9781465435729 (paperback)
  • 9781465435743
Other title:
  • Eyewitness knight
Subject(s):
Contents:
The first knights -- The Normans -- Making a knight -- Armor -- Fashion in steel -- Inside the armor -- Arms and the man -- On horseback -- The castle -- The castle at war -- Siege warfare -- Arming to fight -- The enemy -- Into battle -- Castle life -- Manor lords -- Manor ladies -- The ideal of chivalry -- The tournament -- The joust -- Foot combat -- Heraldry -- Hunting -- Faith and pilgrimage -- The crusades -- Knights of Christ -- Japanese Knights -- The professionals -- Knights' end -- Did you know? -- Timeline -- Find out more -- Glossary -- Index.
Summary: Here is an inside look at the history of medieval knights and their armor, jousting, heraldry, and crusades. The life of the knight is considered from battles and banquets to sieges and chivalry.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 940.1 G776 Available 33111008190783
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 940.1 G776 Available 33111008013878
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Enter the world of chivalrous horseback warriors and learn what it takes to become a knight.

Eyewitness Knight follows the journey of a knight in making, from being a page or a squire at an early age undergoing rigorous training before making it to the ceremony of dubbing. With this book, you can learn what knights wore into battle, from heavy mail to plate armor and gauntlets. You will also enter a gallery of swords and other weapons that were an important part of a knight's armory.

Ride along with these warriors on their horses that were used not only for wars but also while hunting and jousting. Explore the mighty castles and know how they were protected from the enemy during a siege. Meet manor lord and ladies and learn about the knightly code of conduct and the idea of chivalry.

Eyewitness reference books are now more interactive and colorful, with new infographics, statistics, facts, and timelines.

Great for projects or just for fun, learn everything you need to know about knights with DK Eyewitness.

"Discover the world of the medieval knight - from battles to banquets, sieges to chivalry"--Cover.

Includes index.

Previous editions: ©1993, ©2007.

The first knights -- The Normans -- Making a knight -- Armor -- Fashion in steel -- Inside the armor -- Arms and the man -- On horseback -- The castle -- The castle at war -- Siege warfare -- Arming to fight -- The enemy -- Into battle -- Castle life -- Manor lords -- Manor ladies -- The ideal of chivalry -- The tournament -- The joust -- Foot combat -- Heraldry -- Hunting -- Faith and pilgrimage -- The crusades -- Knights of Christ -- Japanese Knights -- The professionals -- Knights' end -- Did you know? -- Timeline -- Find out more -- Glossary -- Index.

Here is an inside look at the history of medieval knights and their armor, jousting, heraldry, and crusades. The life of the knight is considered from battles and banquets to sieges and chivalry.

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