Life on a Mediaeval Barony: A Picture of a Typical Feudal Community in the Thirteenth CenturyDavis, William Stearns
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Life on a Mediaeval Barony: A Picture of a Typical Feudal Community in the Thirteenth Century
Davis, William Stearns
Chivalry; Civilization, Medieval; Feudalism
View of the Court and the Donjon " 25
Upper Hall of the Donjon " 31
Interior of a Thirteenth-century Apartment Facing p. 36
A Thirteenth-century Bed Page 39
A Game of Chess " 54
A Game of Ball " 57
Lady with a Falcon on Her Wrist " 58
The Falcon Hunt " 59
Noble Holding a Falcon in Each Hand " 61
A Hunter " 63
The Stag Hunt " 66
Coiffure of a Noblewoman " 71
Cradle " 81
A King in the Twelfth Century Wearing Pellison " 90
Wreath Made of Metal Flowers Sewed on Braid " 91
Felt Shoe " 93
Winter Costume in the Twelfth Century " 94
Headdress of a Man " 95
Costume of a Nobleman " 96
Coiffure of a Woman " 97
A Royal Marriage in the Thirteenth Century " 99
Cooks " 114
Pork Butchers (Bourges) " 115
Servants Bringing the Food to the Table " 123
Young Girls of the Nobility Serving at the Table " 126
A Feast of Ceremony in the Twelfth Century Facing p. 128
Small Portable Organ of the Thirteenth Century Page 132
Acrobats Page 134
Dancer of the Twelfth Century " 137
Thirteenth-century Harp " 139
Listening to a Trouvère in a Château of the
Thirteenth Century Facing p. 140
Banner of the Thirteenth Century Page 147
The Coat of Arms of the Dukes of Bretagne
(Thirteenth Century) " 148
Seal of the Duke Jean of Bretagne (Thirteenth and
Fourteenth Centuries) " 149
Homage in the Twelfth Century Facing p. 156
Costume of a Nobleman (Thirteenth Century) Page 177
Gothic Writing " 179
A Teacher Holding a Ferule in His Hand " 180
Maneuvering with a Lance in the Thirteenth Century " 185
A Knight at the End of the Thirteenth Century " 190
German Helmets of the Thirteenth Century " 192
A Thirteenth-century Shield " 193
Thirteenth-century Swords " 194
Horse Trappings " 196
A Knight of the Thirteenth Century " 198
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