Jousting in Medieval and Renaissance Iberia

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Professor Fallows' thorough investigation of his chosen subject has succeeded in producing what may be the single best book on jousting. [...] It is obvious that academic historians of chivalry and chivalric sport will find this a work of unique value, and obvious, too, how modern-day jousters, especially the more serious re-enactors among them, will enjoy and use it. * DE RE MILITARI * This book gives you a detailed analysis of its subject rather than a narrative history. It offers a wealth of detail, clearly and logically presented and amply illustrated. The illustrations are of the standard of a text on history of art subjects. [...] If you have any interest in the development and motivation of the medieval knight or any appreciation of the craftsmanship and artistry of the armourer you will find much here to fascinate and admire. * HOBILAR * Truly a piece de resistance [and] truly a pleasure to read. * SIXTEENTH CENTURY JOURNAL * This book is a huge addition to the study of jousting and tourneying and has opened a wealth of information [...] for modern research. [...] One of the most detailed works on jousting ever written. * MEDIEVAL WARFARE * [This] groundbreaking new book is an essential addition to the library of anyone in the study of fifteenth- and sixteenth-century armor [...] and the relationship of tournaments to the practice of chivalry. [...] An authoritative, accessible and immensely useful book. * MAN AT ARMS * In this handsomely-produced and beautifully-illustrated book, Noel Fallows offers, for the benefit of scholars and general readers alike, four engaging, valuable, and interrelated contributions to our understanding of jousting in late medieval and early modern Spain. [...] Technical at times, highly engaging at most other times, this is a book that does many different things, and it does all of them well. [...] A super book. * THE MEDIEVAL REVIEW *