Medievalbookshop — AFC0028 Greaves, Blazon of Honour

Bargain books on the Middle Ages and all related subjects

See also | Literature | Chivalry |
Secondhand book for sale
Scanned image of the book’s front cover

Margaret Greaves.
The Blazon of Honour: Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Magnanimity.
Published London: Methuen, 1964.
[No ISBN].
Binding: hardback, stitch bound.
Size: 137×205×16mm.
Page count: 142pp.
Main language: English.
Overall condition fair to good: the usual shop wear, dustjacket rather grubby, and a bit ragged on its edges.

This item £6.00
P&P inc. within the UK
(delivery outside the UK not currently available)

Weight without packaging: 300g.

How to order this book

Explores the evolution of the concept of magnanimity, starting with a brief look at Aristotle, then following its use in literature from the 10th century through to Milton.

Contents: The club of language; Brave & glorious words; Vertuous noblesse; The dream of Sir Thomas Malory; That most heroicke spirit; The’eternall brood of glorie; Magnanimous to correspond with Heaven; Light of common day.

Illustrations: no
Maps & plans: no

Notes: occasional, at foot of page
Tables: no
Genealogies: no
Chronology: no
Glossary: no
Bibliography: 2pp
Index: yes

Bookmark and Share
(please note: this page and 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 the used books shopfront

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)