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Knight Cover Image Book

Knight / written by Christopher Gravett ; photographed by Geoff Dann.

Eyewitness (other title)
Eyewitness knight (portion title)
Gravett, Christopher, 1951- (author.). Dann, Geoff, (photographer.).

Summary:

"Discover how medieval knights trained for battle, the armor they wore, and the code of honor they lived by. Witness a joust, lay siege to a castle, and glimpse the secretive world of Japanese Samurai swordsmen."-- Back cover.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593843840
  • ISBN: 0593843843
  • ISBN: 9780593843833
  • ISBN: 0593843835
  • Physical Description: 72 pages : chiefly color illustrations, color photographs ; 29 cm
  • Edition: New edition.
  • Publisher: New York : DK Publishing, 2024.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Previous edition ©2015.
Formatted Contents Note:
The first knights -- The Normans -- Making a knight -- Armor -- Fashion in steel -- Inside the armor -- Arms and the man -- On horseback -- The castle -- The castle at war -- Siege warfare -- Armed to fight -- The enemy -- Into battle -- Castle life -- Manor lords -- Manor ladies -- The ideal of chivalry -- The tournament -- The joust -- Foot combat -- Heraldry -- Hunting -- Faith and pilgrimage -- The crusades -- Knights of Christ -- Japanese Knights -- The professionals -- Knights' end -- Did you know? -- Timeline -- Find out more.

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Subject: Knights and knighthood > Juvenile literature.
Civilization, Medieval > Juvenile literature.
Genre: Illustrated works.
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  • 44 of 53 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Carteret County Public Library.

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Western Carteret J 940.1 GRAVE (Text) 34208900245100 Juvenile New Nonfiction Available -
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Summary: "Discover how medieval knights trained for battle, the armor they wore, and the code of honor they lived by. Witness a joust, lay siege to a castle, and glimpse the secretive world of Japanese Samurai swordsmen."--
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