The Book of the Order of Chivalry / Llibre de l'Ordre de Cavalleria / Libro de la Orden de Caballería

The Book of the Order of Chivalry / Llibre de l'Ordre de Cavalleria / Libro de la Orden de Caballería
Author: Ramon Llull
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2015-05-15
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9027268037

The Book of the Order of Chivalry was written in Catalan by Ramon Llull between 1274 and 1276 and is one of the author’s earliest works. After his death, it achieved a wide dissemination throughout Europe in part because it was considered the theoretical manual on knighthood par excellence. The book was written in Catalan for knights who might not have a knowledge of Latin. Llull devotes his treatise to the definition of the duties of a perfect knight. In addition, he is interested in delving into the religious and moral aspects of chivalry as well as in trying to reform this institution. This edition is based on the Catalan text from Luanco’s Libro de la Orden de Caballería del B. Raimundo Lulio, which is included here in facsimile format thanks to the generosity of the Reial Acadèmia de Bones Lletres de Barcelona. To this are added new Spanish and contemporary English translations. In addition, this volume includes an edition of Caxton’s 16th century English translation.

Book Of The Order Of Chivalry

Book Of The Order Of Chivalry
Author: Byles
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2013-12-16
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1317846869

First published in 2008. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The Book of the Order of Chivalry

The Book of the Order of Chivalry
Author: Ramon Llull
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2004
Genre: Chivalry
ISBN: 9780710309242

First published in 2008. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Alfonso X, the Justinian of His Age

Alfonso X, the Justinian of His Age
Author: Joseph F. O'Callaghan
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Total Pages: 391
Release: 2019-05-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 150173590X

In this magisterial work, Joseph O'Callaghan offers a detailed account of the establishment of Alfonso X's legal code, the Libro de las leyes or Siete Partidas, and its applications in the daily life of thirteenth-century Iberia, both within and far beyond the royal courts. O'Callaghan argues that Alfonso X, el Sabio (the Wise), was the Justinian of his age, one of the truly great legal minds of human history. Alfonso X, the Justinian of His Age highlights the struggles the king faced in creating a new, coherent, inclusive, and all-embracing body of law during his reign, O'Callaghan also considers Alfonso X's own understanding of his role as king, lawgiver, and defender of the faith in order to evaluate the impact of his achievement on the administration of justice. Indeed, such was the power and authority of the Alfonsine code that it proved the king's downfall when his son invoked it to challenge his rule. Throughout this soaring legal and historical biography, O'Callaghan reminds us of the long-term impacts of Alfonso X's legal works, not just on Castilian (and later, Iberian) life, but on the administration of justice across the world.

The Rise & Fall of the Mounted Knight

The Rise & Fall of the Mounted Knight
Author: Clive Hart
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2023-01-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 1399082078

The medieval mounted knight was a fearsome weapon of war, captivating and horrifying in equal measure, they are a continuing source of fascination. They have been both held up as a paragon of chivalry, whilst often being condemned as oppressive and violent. Occupying a unique place in history, knights on their warhorses are an enigma hidden behind their metal armor, and seemingly unreachable on their steeds. This book seeks to understand the world of the medieval knight by studying their origins, their accomplishments and their eventual decline. Forged in the death throes of the Roman Empire, the mounted knight found a place in a harsh and dangerous world where their skills and mentality carved them into history. From the First Crusade to the fields of Scotland, knights could be found, and their human side is examined to see how these men came to both rule Europe, and ride into enduring legend. The challenges facing the mounted knight were vast and deadly, from increasingly professional and competent infantry forces to gunpowder, the rise of political unity and the crunch of finance. The factors which forced the knight into the past help to define who and what they were, as well as the legacy that they have left indelibly imprinted on the world. The standout feature of this book is the focus on the equine half of the partnership, from an author who practices the arts of horsemanship on a daily basis, including combat with sword and lance. The psychology of the horse, refined by the experience of actually training warhorses, has helped the author to add to the body of academic work on the subject. This insight opens up the world of the mounted knight, and importantly and uniquely, challenges the perception of what he and his horse could really do.

Philosophy in the Renaissance

Philosophy in the Renaissance
Author: Paul Richard Blum
Publisher: CUA Press
Total Pages: 395
Release: 2022-12-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 0813236207

The Renaissance was a period of great intellectual change and innovation as philosophers rediscovered the philosophy of classical antiquity and passed it on to the modern age. Renaissance philosophy is distinct both from the medieval scholasticism, based on revelation and authority, and from philosophers of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries who transformed it into new philosophical systems. Despite the importance of the Renaissance to the development of philosophy over time, it has remained largely understudied by historians of philosophy and professional philosophers. This anthology aims to correct this by providing scholars and students of philosophy with representative translations of the most important philosophers of the Renaissance. Its purpose is to help readers appreciate philosophy in the Renaissance and its importance in the history of philosophy. The anthology includes translations from philosophers from the thirteenth to the seventeenth centuries, and it ranges from works on moral and political philosophy, to metaphysics, epistemology, and natural philosophy, thereby providing historians and students of philosophy with a sense for the nature, breadth, and complexity of philosophy in the Renaissance. Each translation is accompanied by an introduction by a historian of Renaissance philosophy, as well as select secondary sources, in order to encourage further study. This anthology is a companion to Philosophers of the Renaissance, edited by Paul Richard Blum and published by Catholic University of America Press in 2010, which included essays on the writings of the same group of philosophers of the Renaissance: Raymond Llull, Gemistos Plethon, George of Trebizond, Basil Bessarion, Lorenzo Valla, Nicholas of Cusa, Leon Battista Alberti, Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Marsilio Ficino, Pietro Pomponazzi, Niccolò Machiavelli, Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim, Juan Luis Vives, Philipp Melanchthon, Petrus Ramus, Bernardino Telesio, Jacopo Zabarella, Michel de Montaigne, Francesco Patrizi, Giordano Bruno, Francisco Suàrez, Tommaso Campanella.

Libro de la orden de caballería

Libro de la orden de caballería
Author: Ramon Llull
Publisher: Alianza Editorial
Total Pages: 69
Release: 2021-11-18
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 8413625920

Nacido en Palma de Mallorca hacia 1232 en el seno de una rica y noble familia, Ramon Llull (en castellano Raimundo Lulio) formó parte de la corte de los reyes Jaime I y Jaime II de Aragón. En julio de 1263 un sesgo repentino en su vida hizo de él un exaltado misionero de la fe de Cristo y, sin duda, el místico más importante del Medievo europeo. Hacia 1275, al dejar para siempre la corte aragonesa, escribió el Libro de la orden de caballería. Dividido en siete partes «a semejanza de los siete planetas», este opúsculo, verdadero manual del buen caballero cristiano, influyó decisivamente en el Libro del cavallero et del escudero de Don Juan Manuel y conoció, debido a su belleza y brevedad, una rápida difusión. Prólogo y traducción de Luis Alberto de Cuenca