Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vii
4. List of Contributors xi
5. Preface and Acknowledgements xiii
6. Introduction: From Mass Combat to Field of Cloth of Gold 1
7. Research on the Medieval Tournament (1100–1600): A Select Bibliography 7
8. 1. Now Form Up Close Together! Tactics and Ethos of the Tourney in Early German Sources (Twelfth to Thirteenth Centuries) 21
9. 2. Por pris et por enor: Ideas of Honour as Reflected in the Medieval Tournament 44
10. 3. Richard II of England and the Smithfield Tournament of October 1390: An Instrument to Establish Royal Authority 62
11. 4. Alle myn harneys for the justes: Documents as a Source for Medieval Jousting Armour 77
12. 5. The Tournament Saddle 99
13. 6. Between Sport and Theatre: How Spectacular was the Pas d’armes? 120
14. 7. Art Imitating Life Imitating Art? Representations of the Pas d’armes in Burgundian Prose Romance: The Case of Jehan d’Avennes 139
15. 8. The Foot Combat as Tournament Event: Equipment, Space and Form 155
16. 9. Power and Pageantry: The Tournament at the Court of Maximilian I 185
17. 10. The Field of Cloth of Gold: Arms, Armour and the Sporting Prowess of King Henry VIII and King Francis I 208
18. Index of Objects 238
19. Index of Manuscripts 240
20. General Index 242