Bargain books on the Middle Ages and all related subjects

Secondhand book for sale

Scanned image of the book’s front cover

Kevin L. Gest.
Chivalry: The Origins and History of the Orders of Knighthood.
Published Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing, 2010.
ISBN 9780711034501.
Binding: hardback, stitch bound.
Printer: Ian Allan Printing, Hersham.
Size: 155x235x27mm.
Page count: text 247pp; plates 32pp.
Main language: English.
Overall condition good: this is an ex-display copy so shows evidence of handling; the top outside corners of both boards are bumped, noticeably but not too severely; otherwise unused.

This item £8.00
P&P inc. within the UK
(delivery outside the UK not currently available)

[Publisher’s price £19.99]
Weight without packaging: 608g.

How to order this book

Provides coverage up to the present day.

Contents: The opening; Days before the knight; Making of kings, nobles & knights; Major orders of knighthood; Symbolism & the knights; Prominent knights of old; So it’s good knight to chivalry.
Appendix: author’s comment on Europe & the Holy Roman Empire.

Notes: at end of book
Tables: 1
Illustrations: 24 monochrome text figures, plus 32 pages of colour plates
Maps & plans: no
Genealogies: 2
Chronology: no
Glossary: no
Bibliography: 2pp
Index: yes

See also | Chivalry | Freemasons |
Bookmark and Share (please note, this page & image will be deleted when the book is sold)

See the "book descriptions" page for explanations of the criteria used in this listing. 

Back to previous page

Return to used books index page

Use these scrollbars to navigate the attic…

You need javascript switched on for these scrollbars to work. If you can't see see them, there's a full set of links below.

Primary sources | anthologies | anononymous | facsimile | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Secondary sources | journals & partworks | author unknown | exhibition guides & ephemera | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | Mc | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Browse by subject | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Reference books | Reference index | general reference | bibliographies | biographical dictionaries | catalogues: auctions | catalogues: exhibitions | catalogues: museums & collections | chronology & dating | genealogy & heraldry | guides & gazetteers | lexical: concordances, dictionaries, glossaries | maps & atlases | medievalism | name & place-name studies | pass notes & study guides | numismatics

Medievalism | main page | general non-fiction | reference books | biography & autobiography | travelogues | arcana | folklore | arts and crafts | kid's books | fiction | poetry | drama | humour

Other stuff | browse by publisher | browse by series | browse by language | gift books | kids' stuff | incomplete sets | shop returns | signed copies | unused bargains | useful non-medieval | new books (with Amazon links)