Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Note on Names and Dates xiii
5. Introduction: Chivalry and the Chivalric Elite in Late Medieval Florence 1
6. Chapter 1 Chivalry and Honor Violence 28
7. Chapter 2 Chivalry and Social Violence 70
8. Chapter 3 Brunetto Latini’s Il Tesoretto: A Case Study in Chivalric Reform 118
9. Chapter 4 Chivalric Identity and the Profession of Arms 143
10. Epilogue: The Chivalric Life of Buonaccorso Pitti (1354–1432) 189
11. Bibliography: Archival sources 205
12. Index 223