The Origins of Courtliness
Civilizing Trends and the Formation of Courtly Ideals, 939-1210
Published on 1. September 1985
Book
Paperback/Softback
340 pages
978-0-8122-1307-2 (ISBN)
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Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Book
Argues that the origins of courtliness lie in the German courts, their courtier class, and the education for court service in the tenth and eleventh centuries.
Argues that the origins of courtliness lie in the German courts, their courtier class, and the education for court service in the tenth and eleventh centuries.
Reviews / Votes
"The most original contribution to the ideological history of medieval aristocratic mores that has appeared."-American Historical JournalMore details
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Language
English
Place of publication
Pennsylvania
United States
Target group
College/higher education
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Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
513 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8122-1307-2 (9780812213072)
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C. Stephen Jaeger
The Origins of Courtliness
Civilizing Trends and the Formation of Courtly Ideals, 939-1210
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