A Complete Guide to Heraldry [antikvár]

You will also enjoy ROMANCE AND LEGEND OF CHIVALRY by A. R. Hope Moncriefif With 35 illustrations, including 8 in full color Whether one's favorite knight is the peerless Don Quixote of La Mancha or one of the bold, dashing figures who sat at King Arthur's table, the romance and excitement of the days of chivalry will come to life in A. R. Hope Moncrieff's Romance and Legend of Chivalry. Some of the verse and prose tales presented here are based on historical events, enlivened and perhaps a bit distorted by the romantic imagination. Others, more conscious mixtures of fact and fantasy, are as exciting and picturesque as any current science fiction flight of fancy. These legends and tales include the expected cast of characters—the knight errant, the damsel in distress, the sage enchanter, and the wicked oppressor. And with them the reader shares the true romance of chivalry: whether aided by a magic sword, the ability to fight well, or a super enchantress who appears in the nick of time, the good knight will always succeed and the evil oppressor will receive his just desserts. Treating the growth of romance in chronological order. Moncrieff discusses both the obscure and the familiar; although no one will ever tire of Camelot, perhaps one will find here a new favorite, a new fantasy to spend a few hours with. Romantic chivalry— scoffed at, admired, beloved—has left its imprint on the minds of men. In this important reprint, the modern reader can enjoy for himself the dream-like gallantry of another age.