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Book of Knighthood and Chivalry: With the anonymous Ordene de Chevalerie
What did it mean to be a medieval knight? Medieval knighthood and chivalry still hold a fascination for modern readers more than 500 years after the knight's office was overtaken by the military officer and civil servant. Writing in the latter part of the 13th century, Ramon Lull penned what has become on of the most influential books on what it meant to be a knight. Originally written in Catalan, it was first translated into English in 1484 by William Caxton and printed as one of the first books in England. Since the 15th century text has proven difficult for many students, this modernized edition by Brian R. Price strives to preserve as much of Caxton's language as posssible while upading the text as necessary to make this important work accessible to modern readers. As a bonus, the editors have included the anonymous Ordene de Chevalerie, translated into English by William Morris. Together, these works comprise two the three most important works on chivalry to survive from the Middle Ages.
123 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1275
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Ramon Llull
234 books61 followersRamon Llull (c. 1232 - c. 1315), T.O.S.F. (Anglicised Raymond Lully in Latin Raimundus or Raymundus Lullus or Lullius; in Castillan Raimundo Lulio, in Portuguese Raimundo Lulio) was a Majorcan writer and philosopher, logician and a Franciscan tertiary. He is credited with writing the first major work of Catalan literature. Recently surfaced manuscripts show him to have anticipated by several centuries prominent work on elections theory. He is also considered a pioneer of computation theory, especially given his influence on Gottfried Leibniz.
Within the Franciscan Order he is honored as a martyr. He was beatified in 1857 by Pope Pius IX and his feast day was assigned to 30 June and is celebrated by the Third Order of St. Francis.
Within the Franciscan Order he is honored as a martyr. He was beatified in 1857 by Pope Pius IX and his feast day was assigned to 30 June and is celebrated by the Third Order of St. Francis.
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May 23, 2021I have wanted to read something by Llull for years, and I no longer know why that is. I mean, yeah, he wrote in the 13th century, so that's cool. And he wrote in Catalan in a time when lots o' folks were writing medieval-Latin, so, go vulgar languages, and go niche literatures! And he codified a way of life for the European military class, the knights, so I'm sure his writing was influential at least in forming the image of the Chivalric knights, whether or not they actually put his ideas into practice. But...
He's kind of a dull philosopher who doesn't quite get how philosophy works. He's kind of a one trick pony who thinks that the way you prove something is to declare that it can't be it's opposite. E.g. "...since nobility and Chivalry belong together, if you make a man who is not noble a knight, you are making nobility and Chivalry opposites by what you are doing, and it follows that he whom you make a knight is against nobility and Chivalry, and if this is so and he is a knight, what state is Chivalry in?" There you go, proven--peasant blood can't be chivalrous. Witness also, "If a man with no body were a man, he would be a thing invisible, and if this were so, he would not be what he is. So then, if a knight without justice were in the office of Chivalry, this would mean that justice would not be what it is, and Chivalry would be the opposite of what Chivalry is. And since Chivalry has its beginnings in justice, what knight who is accustomed to committing wrongs and injustices thinks of being in the Order of Chivalry?"
It lays out its ideas about what kind of character a knight should have, and it audaciously declares that Europe should create schools for knights just as they educate clerics for the church--presumably they would use Llull's books as textbooks. But honestly, it was probably a good idea--military academies of a sort with a focus on genuine academic learning and character building on top of cultish indoctrination.
But when it comes to things such as the chapter "On Examining the Squire who Wishes to Join the Order of Chivalry," it mostly goes on with the same old story of what the character of a knight should be, and tells little about how to actually examine the squire to determine whether he has or has not those qualities. There is in fact very little in the way of practical advice beyond the interesting titbit I extracted that, upon ordination, the knight shall kiss the squire and then slap him hard in the face to teach him the charity he must perform and the burden he must bear (after the strapping on of the sword, of course, to signify chastity and justice).
In case the reader has skipped the Bible, Llull will inform him of what the ten commandments were.
I don't mean to suggest there is no value in reading this. I found it marginally fun at times. It does paint a picture of what the ideal of Chivalry was, and it does slip in some military wisdom--"A knight's training in maintaining his horse and fighting does not befit the office of knighthood as strongly as training in reason, judgement and orderly will, for more battles are won by skill and common sense than by masses of people, equipment or knights." This, in altered form, might find its way into a modern military manual such as the Marines' Warfighting, but in Llull's case he does not actually follow through with any specific training in reason, judgement and orderly will. He merely recommends it as valuable.
It can also be entertaining to read and look askance at some of the misfires in Llull's logic, as when he writes "Spurs are given to the knight to signify the diligence, expertise and zeal with which he professes the honour of his Order, for just as with the spurs the knight pricks his horse so that it hurries and runs as swifly as it can, so diligence hastens the things that it is fitting to hasten, and expertise makes a man guard against being taken by surprise, and zeal yields the harness and provisions that are essential for the honour of Chivalry."
That... is gibberish. It's a kind of open your mouth and say all the good words approach to teaching, and never mind the failed similes.
The actual text of the book (minus introduction, manuscript images, notes, etc.) is quite short, so it's quick to breeze through if you pick it up as a curiosity. But if you want to read a more far out, philosophical, and challenging presentation of an idealized military code of honor, turn to the East and try Hagakure: The Way of the Samurai instead.
He's kind of a dull philosopher who doesn't quite get how philosophy works. He's kind of a one trick pony who thinks that the way you prove something is to declare that it can't be it's opposite. E.g. "...since nobility and Chivalry belong together, if you make a man who is not noble a knight, you are making nobility and Chivalry opposites by what you are doing, and it follows that he whom you make a knight is against nobility and Chivalry, and if this is so and he is a knight, what state is Chivalry in?" There you go, proven--peasant blood can't be chivalrous. Witness also, "If a man with no body were a man, he would be a thing invisible, and if this were so, he would not be what he is. So then, if a knight without justice were in the office of Chivalry, this would mean that justice would not be what it is, and Chivalry would be the opposite of what Chivalry is. And since Chivalry has its beginnings in justice, what knight who is accustomed to committing wrongs and injustices thinks of being in the Order of Chivalry?"
It lays out its ideas about what kind of character a knight should have, and it audaciously declares that Europe should create schools for knights just as they educate clerics for the church--presumably they would use Llull's books as textbooks. But honestly, it was probably a good idea--military academies of a sort with a focus on genuine academic learning and character building on top of cultish indoctrination.
But when it comes to things such as the chapter "On Examining the Squire who Wishes to Join the Order of Chivalry," it mostly goes on with the same old story of what the character of a knight should be, and tells little about how to actually examine the squire to determine whether he has or has not those qualities. There is in fact very little in the way of practical advice beyond the interesting titbit I extracted that, upon ordination, the knight shall kiss the squire and then slap him hard in the face to teach him the charity he must perform and the burden he must bear (after the strapping on of the sword, of course, to signify chastity and justice).
In case the reader has skipped the Bible, Llull will inform him of what the ten commandments were.
I don't mean to suggest there is no value in reading this. I found it marginally fun at times. It does paint a picture of what the ideal of Chivalry was, and it does slip in some military wisdom--"A knight's training in maintaining his horse and fighting does not befit the office of knighthood as strongly as training in reason, judgement and orderly will, for more battles are won by skill and common sense than by masses of people, equipment or knights." This, in altered form, might find its way into a modern military manual such as the Marines' Warfighting, but in Llull's case he does not actually follow through with any specific training in reason, judgement and orderly will. He merely recommends it as valuable.
It can also be entertaining to read and look askance at some of the misfires in Llull's logic, as when he writes "Spurs are given to the knight to signify the diligence, expertise and zeal with which he professes the honour of his Order, for just as with the spurs the knight pricks his horse so that it hurries and runs as swifly as it can, so diligence hastens the things that it is fitting to hasten, and expertise makes a man guard against being taken by surprise, and zeal yields the harness and provisions that are essential for the honour of Chivalry."
That... is gibberish. It's a kind of open your mouth and say all the good words approach to teaching, and never mind the failed similes.
The actual text of the book (minus introduction, manuscript images, notes, etc.) is quite short, so it's quick to breeze through if you pick it up as a curiosity. But if you want to read a more far out, philosophical, and challenging presentation of an idealized military code of honor, turn to the East and try Hagakure: The Way of the Samurai instead.
September 10, 2023
He tenido que cambiar a ver si encontraba una edición más parecida a la de mi madre :p
Esta gente escribió un galimatías que no querían que entendiera la gente, usan 6 frases para decir media
Pero está chulisimo y si lo hubiera hecho antes me habría venido increíble para enseñarles a los niños en el cole la imagen del caballero épico
Apuntado como profe
Esta gente escribió un galimatías que no querían que entendiera la gente, usan 6 frases para decir media
Pero está chulisimo y si lo hubiera hecho antes me habría venido increíble para enseñarles a los niños en el cole la imagen del caballero épico
Apuntado como profe
November 2, 2013
If you want to know how medieval people regarded the institution of chivalry, this is one of the crucial sources. This book has not been translated into English since the late 15th century. This translation gets us closer to the books meaning back in the early 14th century when it was written.
March 26, 2020
Siglo XIII. Año 1275. Visión teológica del mundo. Saturación de voluntarismo camuflada de fideísmo. Simulación de razonabilidad. No se dejan ver, al menos a primera vista, malas intenciones. Al contrario. Parece tratarse de las mejores intenciones, pero con los peores resultados. El conjunto es una mezcla de doctrina iniciática con procedimientos de selección y jerarquización de hidalgos medievales. Aunque el caballero parece ser una mezcla de religioso con militar, creo que un caballero moderno del siglo XXI estaría más a gusto en el poder judicial que en las fuerzas armadas o en alguna religión. Porque la justicia es el tema central del caballero. Por suerte ocurrió la modernidad, con todas sus aberraciones. Es preferible un juez corrupto que un petulante armado matando gente según su propio criterio quijotesco. La lectura abierta de este libro produce lectores exaltados. Se entra al libro como plebeyo, se sigue como escudero, y se sale del libro como Quijote mareado. Pero en el mal sentido, nada que ver con esa fruición poética y rubicunda que le provocó a Chesterton. Sin embargo, en cada parte del libro -son siete simbólicas partes- hay fisuras groseras. Como si el exaltado ideal llevase implícita su propia corrupción. Aunque Lulio todo el tiempo trata de advertirla y prevenirla, es bastante evidente que la corrupción era el destino de la caballería. Está demasiado cercana esa violencia desnuda que no deja de configurar la política de cada época. El caballero era juez y verdugo, protegido por un rey o por algún noble. Alguien en ascenso social o en gozosa expansión de privilegios heredados. Una curiosidad, el arma de remate para el golpe de gracia era un puñal. Le llamaban misericordia. Es preferible un juez moderno, aunque sea corrupto, ¿cierto?, ¿o sólo cambió de mano la misericordia? Interesantísimo personaje este mallorquín. Creo que hoy lo diagnosticaríamos como psicótico delirante, quizás paranoico, seguramente con rasgos perversos.
October 25, 2017
Leí una adaptación al español moderno y me pareció una hermosa lectura. Por cómo está escrita por su noble contenido es una delicia medieval.
August 10, 2024
Niniejsze wydanie "Księgi stanu rycerskiego" posiada bardzo długi, wieloczęściowy wstęp oraz samo tłumaczenie tekstu Rajmunda Lulla. Obydwie części są bardzo ciekawe, ale trudno je jakkolwiek ocenić nie będąc ekspertem od kultury średniowiecznej Katalonii. Mogę więc tylko powiedzieć, że "Księga..." to jeden z najważniejszych zabytków kultury rycerskiej i na pewno powinien po nią sięgnąć każdy zainteresowany tematem. Super, że została przetłumaczona na polski.
March 30, 2025
Perhaps the ultimate guide not just for knights but for all those seeking a higher code of living.
“A knight who has no faith cannot be trained in good habits, for through faith man sees God and His works spiritually, and believes in things invisible. And through faith man has hope, charity and loyalty, and he is the servant of truth. And through lack of faith, he disbelieves in God and His works and true things invisible, which the man without faith cannot understand or know.”
“A knight who has no faith cannot be trained in good habits, for through faith man sees God and His works spiritually, and believes in things invisible. And through faith man has hope, charity and loyalty, and he is the servant of truth. And through lack of faith, he disbelieves in God and His works and true things invisible, which the man without faith cannot understand or know.”
January 2, 2017
El Libro de la orden de caballería (escrito en catalán), forma parte de una serie de textos escrita por Ramón Llull, los cuales tenían como función enseñar, construir y dejar por escrito una serie de preceptos de fe de la cristiandad. En este libro, Llull presenta a la caballería no sólo como un grupo social en el cual se basa la sociedad feudal, sino que añade todos los elementos de la cristiandad como características para ser un buen caballero. Ramón Llull, en su obra completa (la cual escribió a partir de un acercamiento místico/religioso, el cual se afirmó en una conversión que sufrió a los 32 años) organizó una estructura sistemática en la cual proponía su propia visión de la realidad. Esta estructura estaba construida a partir de un ascenso progresivo y místico a Dios; por ello la finalidad última de un buen caballero es el conocimiento de Dios y la conversión de los infieles. Otra de las características de su estructura es la invención de una máquina lógica que, a través de los dogmas de la cristiandad, se levantaba contra la lógica pura; así logró insertar la moral caballeresca dentro de un pensamiento filosófico. La forma de percibir a Dios tiene que ver tanto con la fe mística, como con la lógica filosófica.
Al igual que muchos textos medievales, hay un marco de composición narrativa, en el cual el autor desplaza la autoría del texto y lo inserta en un punto medio entre la oralidad y la escritura. La formulación de Llull sigue la idea del orden feudal y la construcción de la misma; por ello el señor está por encima del pueblo. Así, el caballero es aquel que defiende el orden feudal y la justicia divina (de la cual es juez y parte). Está construido a partir de argumentos lógicos que no son necesariamente bien sustentados (se contradicen) pero siguen la lógica filosófica. Esto se debe a que Llull quiere hacer un libro que retome la orden de caballería antigua en un tiempo en que esa orden (al verlo como orden, es posible entender que exista un libro con reglas) está desviándose hacia elementos que no son propios de la caballería. Llull así se refiere a la construcción normativa de un caballero feudal (no un caballero andante), el cual tiene como función gobernar y no aventurar. Se entiende el libro de Lull como un texto doctrinal que no solo quiere enseñar a los caballeros, sino mostrar el lugar que ocupan los reyes, los señores, los siervos, los escuderos y las señoras; en una sociedad feudal que tiene como centro (para el autor) el oficio de la caballería y de la clerecía (del cual promete un libro próximo).
Al igual que muchos textos medievales, hay un marco de composición narrativa, en el cual el autor desplaza la autoría del texto y lo inserta en un punto medio entre la oralidad y la escritura. La formulación de Llull sigue la idea del orden feudal y la construcción de la misma; por ello el señor está por encima del pueblo. Así, el caballero es aquel que defiende el orden feudal y la justicia divina (de la cual es juez y parte). Está construido a partir de argumentos lógicos que no son necesariamente bien sustentados (se contradicen) pero siguen la lógica filosófica. Esto se debe a que Llull quiere hacer un libro que retome la orden de caballería antigua en un tiempo en que esa orden (al verlo como orden, es posible entender que exista un libro con reglas) está desviándose hacia elementos que no son propios de la caballería. Llull así se refiere a la construcción normativa de un caballero feudal (no un caballero andante), el cual tiene como función gobernar y no aventurar. Se entiende el libro de Lull como un texto doctrinal que no solo quiere enseñar a los caballeros, sino mostrar el lugar que ocupan los reyes, los señores, los siervos, los escuderos y las señoras; en una sociedad feudal que tiene como centro (para el autor) el oficio de la caballería y de la clerecía (del cual promete un libro próximo).
January 22, 2022
«Caballero sin caridad no puede ser sin crueldad y mala voluntad, y como crueldad y mala voluntad no se convienen con el oficio de caballería, por eso caridad conviene a caballero. Pues si el caballero no tiene caridad para con Dios y para con su prójimo, ¿cómo amará a Dios, y cómo tendrá piedad de los hombres desvalidos, y cómo tendrá merced de los hombres vencidos que demandan merced? Y si no hay caridad en el caballero, ¿cómo podrá estar el caballero en la orden de caballería? Caridad es virtud que une una virtud con otra y separa un vicio de otro; y caridad es amor, del cual todo caballero y todo hombre puede tener tanto como necesite para mantener su oficio; y caridad hace ligera la gran carga de la caballería. Y así como el caballo sin patas no podría llevar la carga del caballero, así ningún caballero sin caridad puede sostener la gran carga que el noble corazón del caballero sostiene para honrar a la caballería».
February 3, 2009
Well, I am glad I've finally read Lull, but I have a few major issues with this, well, issue.
1. The font choice is too decorative, "Calligraphic" and hard to read, especially their heading font.
2. Instead of translating the French, this is a "translation" of William Caxton's 15th century English translation. Without the original text. It's a slim enough work that I find it inexcusable not to include the original text.
3. Compounded, some of the awkwardness of phrase makes me feel like it's not a very good translation, perhaps too literal to the words as they were written down without enough translator interpretation - though they might have felt awkward interpreting without leaving translator's notes or an original text for the reader.
1. The font choice is too decorative, "Calligraphic" and hard to read, especially their heading font.
2. Instead of translating the French, this is a "translation" of William Caxton's 15th century English translation. Without the original text. It's a slim enough work that I find it inexcusable not to include the original text.
3. Compounded, some of the awkwardness of phrase makes me feel like it's not a very good translation, perhaps too literal to the words as they were written down without enough translator interpretation - though they might have felt awkward interpreting without leaving translator's notes or an original text for the reader.
October 11, 2022
An easy and quick read. I found this work of interest and an exciting window into the past's long-missed days. I found this book's contents helpful and inspiring. Overall, this work is also a good resource for the researcher, enthusiast, and anyone interested in the times and lives of those from this period of history.
- Other works I have found interesting:
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles by Michael Swanton
Alfred the Great: Asser's Life of King Alfred and Other Contemporary Sources
The Plantagenets by John Harvey
Owain Glyndwr: A Casebook
- Other works I have found interesting:
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles by Michael Swanton
Alfred the Great: Asser's Life of King Alfred and Other Contemporary Sources
The Plantagenets by John Harvey
Owain Glyndwr: A Casebook
August 10, 2009
Lo leí en catalán como parte de un trabajo que un antiguo profesor me pidió que hiciera para él. Tenía que comprobar y comentar su traducción del original al inglés. El libro es como todos los de Llull, repetitivo hasta la saciedad. Así que tampoco se pierde uno nada, salvo que sea un apasionado de la literatura medieval.
November 24, 2020
Si nuestros políticos leyeran y aplicaran las máximas de este manual (las concernientes a los gobernantes) en lugar de leer "El Príncipe" de Maquiavelo hasta el cansancio, quizá pudiéramos sacar y hacer algo bueno con nuestra política, y no solamente cuidarnos las espaldas y dudar de todos todo el tiempo.
September 7, 2023
Este libro me ha parecido una joya literaria.
January 20, 2020
I was really excited to read this book because of Blessed Llull's reputation as an influencer. I was told his writings greatly inspired St. Junipero Serra among others. I also love books on chivalry, so I was excited to learn more.
What a disappointment this book was! Llull mostly talks about basic ideas, but makes the discussion lengthy and tedious. For example, he talks about the virtues that squires (potential knights) should have. Most of it could be regarded as common sense. One interesting section though, is the symbolism of weapons, most particularly how a sword is specifically designed in the shape of the cross. For some reason, that had never occurred to me before. Llull also explains the symbolism of other handheld medieval weapons. There are a couple other good tidbits but they are few and far in between.
The book is also quite small for its list price of $29.95. Only 120 pages. Of those, the first 31 pages are introductory from the translator, then only 45 pages are of Llull's actual writings, then 20 pages of supplementary notes and resources. The current Kindle price of $22 for the ebook version is also exorbitant.
What a disappointment this book was! Llull mostly talks about basic ideas, but makes the discussion lengthy and tedious. For example, he talks about the virtues that squires (potential knights) should have. Most of it could be regarded as common sense. One interesting section though, is the symbolism of weapons, most particularly how a sword is specifically designed in the shape of the cross. For some reason, that had never occurred to me before. Llull also explains the symbolism of other handheld medieval weapons. There are a couple other good tidbits but they are few and far in between.
The book is also quite small for its list price of $29.95. Only 120 pages. Of those, the first 31 pages are introductory from the translator, then only 45 pages are of Llull's actual writings, then 20 pages of supplementary notes and resources. The current Kindle price of $22 for the ebook version is also exorbitant.
September 22, 2009
This book has been challenging for me to rate. First, Llull's work provides an interesting glimpse into how he felt chivalry should be taught and practiced. As a brief piece of insight created within the time period, it is invaluable. Additionally, I was intrigued by his exploration of the symbolism of a knight's armor and weapons; I am pretty certain I'll never look at my own helmet in the same way again. Finally, this book has given me another path to explore what it means to be a student of the Art I'm studying (which has been as much of an inner journey as it has been a physical one).
However, this particular edition has a couple of problems I feel obligated to mention. There are more misspellings in this book than should be acceptable. I also detest the medieval-style font used for the text. I would have appreciated a font that was easier to read. I poked around the Internet a bit and there are other copies of the work available for free; unfortunately, many of them are typeset similarly.
However, this particular edition has a couple of problems I feel obligated to mention. There are more misspellings in this book than should be acceptable. I also detest the medieval-style font used for the text. I would have appreciated a font that was easier to read. I poked around the Internet a bit and there are other copies of the work available for free; unfortunately, many of them are typeset similarly.
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April 4, 2012This is a good book for somebody fascinated with the knighthood of historical Europe. While I enjoy this topic myself, I found the writing to be a bit dry and long-winded. I feel this is characteristic of the time period in which it was written, and is not necessarily bad, but should be anticipated by someone who is interested in reading it. I was however, disappointed by multiple typographical errors within this book. The material does not flow like modern English as it is, and is reading it was not made any easier when coming across some of the typos which required consideration whether it was a period term, or an error on the translator/proof reader's part.
October 29, 2008
More regarding the Order of Chivalry. This book is a tremendous resource for the principals of Knighthood, and I highly recommend it to anyone who wishes to know more about the subject
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February 5, 2015Good source for chilvaric education.
August 10, 2019
Katalonski traktat o viteštvu iz 13. veka.
Nestvarno svestrani Ljulj precizno govori o tome šta viteza čini vitezom.
Nestvarno svestrani Ljulj precizno govori o tome šta viteza čini vitezom.
December 21, 2019
Literatura medieval interesante para conocer el pensamiento de la época, así como del ideario de los caballeros. Lejos de ser entretenido resulta, a veces, un tedio su lectura.
December 6, 2019
Típico ejemplo de literatura medieval. Obviamente está lleno de valores muy cuestionables para la actualidad, como machismo, racismo y justificación de conquistas asesinatos y sometimientos por razones religiosas. Aunque lo que realmente le quita puntos a mis ojos, ya que lo anterior es lógico por el contexto, es que presenta bastantes contradicciones o argumentos que se basan en no razonar nada remotamente lógico y simplemente usar palabras bonitas. Por ejemplo, intenta justificar por qué la gente de la orden de caballería (nobleza) es mejor que la gente de a pie (pueblo) y por eso el segundo grupo tiene que servir al primero, pero los argumentos son muy pobres y especialmente para la actualidad (cosas tipo que la nobleza se hereda); o a veces incluso cayendo en tautologías como que la orden es noble porque está compuesta por hombres nobles que lo son porque están en la orden que es muy noble. No obstante, tiene interés si quieres conocer más sobre la orden de caballería o entender el pensamiento de la época.
November 7, 2023
This is a fascinating book written by Ramon Llull in the 1270s. I read William Caxton's translation/print of it, which was done about 200 years later. The English is discernible, but the spelling is WILD!
For example, here is a passage warning against the vice of anger. I love this phrasing so much: "Ire is in courage troublement / and remembraunce of wycked wil." Ramon Lull, (106)
Or this: "Attemperaunce is a vertu the whiche dwelleth in the myddle of two vyces / Of whom that one is synne by ouer grete quantite, / And the other is synne by our lytyle quantyte. / And therefore bytwene ouer moche and ouer lytyle muste be Attemperaunce in so reasonable quantitie / that it be vertue" (108)
For example, here is a passage warning against the vice of anger. I love this phrasing so much: "Ire is in courage troublement / and remembraunce of wycked wil." Ramon Lull, (106)
Or this: "Attemperaunce is a vertu the whiche dwelleth in the myddle of two vyces / Of whom that one is synne by ouer grete quantite, / And the other is synne by our lytyle quantyte. / And therefore bytwene ouer moche and ouer lytyle muste be Attemperaunce in so reasonable quantitie / that it be vertue" (108)
December 26, 2021
Το πιο πολύτιμο αντικείμενο στο σπίτι μου.-
My most valuable item in my house.-
My most valuable item in my house.-
December 27, 2024
mañana me compraré en la librería una versión traducida al catalán moderno porque vaya experiencia jajajajaja
December 31, 2024
I think my copy is slightly different but I can’t find it but anyway this was slay
January 20, 2024
O livro deixa claro os princípios da ordem da cavalaria. A estrutura argumentativa do autor, contudo, é por vezes confusa e insólita.
September 5, 2024
SINOPSIS:
Tratado medieval sobre la orden de caballería. Cuál es el principio de la caballería, el oficio de caballero, ritual para armarse caballero, formación del escudero, sentido de las armas del caballero, etc.
COMENTARIO:
Es un libro curioso. Es un tratado sobre la orden de caballería, empezando primero por definir qué es la caballería, es decir, los principios morales del caballero, su sentido en la sociedad y su relación con las personas de esa sociedad: defender a los desvalidos contra los males que les acosan, ya sean otros caballeros que cometan injusticia con ellos, ya sean los moros infieles que representan en cierta medida el principal objetivo del caballero, la defensa a ultranza de la Iglesia, la sumisión hacia su señor a través del vasallaje, etc.
Resulta singular ver cómo se sigue el ritual para hacerse caballero, velar las armas y ser nombrado caballero por un representante de la iglesia, normalmente un obispo, que le da una bofetada para recordarle siempre su misión como caballero. Así mismo es también curioso ver el significado que le dan a las armas del caballero, así por ejemplo, la espada es su principal arma ofensiva ya que se asemeja a una cruz y será la defensa de la cruz la principal misión del caballero. Cada arma tiene su sentido en el orden que cada una es en cierta medida la representación de alguno de los valores teológicos de la Iglesia, la fe, la esperanza, la caridad, la justicia, etc. Se recuerda especialmente la relación del caballero con su caballo. No hay caballero sin caballo, por tanto ha de cuidarlo y mimarlo extraordinariamente.
El libro se lee en una tarde y resulta muy ilustrativo para ver las costumbres y oficios del caballero medieval. Sus principios morales, que se reflejan fielmente en nuestro más famoso caballeros, don Quijote de la Mancha.
Tratado medieval sobre la orden de caballería. Cuál es el principio de la caballería, el oficio de caballero, ritual para armarse caballero, formación del escudero, sentido de las armas del caballero, etc.
COMENTARIO:
Es un libro curioso. Es un tratado sobre la orden de caballería, empezando primero por definir qué es la caballería, es decir, los principios morales del caballero, su sentido en la sociedad y su relación con las personas de esa sociedad: defender a los desvalidos contra los males que les acosan, ya sean otros caballeros que cometan injusticia con ellos, ya sean los moros infieles que representan en cierta medida el principal objetivo del caballero, la defensa a ultranza de la Iglesia, la sumisión hacia su señor a través del vasallaje, etc.
Resulta singular ver cómo se sigue el ritual para hacerse caballero, velar las armas y ser nombrado caballero por un representante de la iglesia, normalmente un obispo, que le da una bofetada para recordarle siempre su misión como caballero. Así mismo es también curioso ver el significado que le dan a las armas del caballero, así por ejemplo, la espada es su principal arma ofensiva ya que se asemeja a una cruz y será la defensa de la cruz la principal misión del caballero. Cada arma tiene su sentido en el orden que cada una es en cierta medida la representación de alguno de los valores teológicos de la Iglesia, la fe, la esperanza, la caridad, la justicia, etc. Se recuerda especialmente la relación del caballero con su caballo. No hay caballero sin caballo, por tanto ha de cuidarlo y mimarlo extraordinariamente.
El libro se lee en una tarde y resulta muy ilustrativo para ver las costumbres y oficios del caballero medieval. Sus principios morales, que se reflejan fielmente en nuestro más famoso caballeros, don Quijote de la Mancha.
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May 24, 2023
This book is a fascinating glimpse into period ideas of knighthood and chivalry. It both paints a picture of what the ceremonies of knighthood looked like, but in its presentation one can see the way medieval nobility constructed arguments and decided what was true. Do the arguments presented always make sense to the modern reader? Of course not, and that is not the point.
Be aware that this book is not an easy read. I’m assuming that the translation closely follows the wording of the original works, as this would explain why the sentences sometimes need to be read a few times in order to understand the point that is being made. In addition, the font choice gives the book more of a medieval feel but is not easy to read. Personally I think that these stylistic choices add to the presentation of the book, but a different translation may be an easier study. There are, however more than a few spelling errors that should have been caught in editing.
Be aware that this book is not an easy read. I’m assuming that the translation closely follows the wording of the original works, as this would explain why the sentences sometimes need to be read a few times in order to understand the point that is being made. In addition, the font choice gives the book more of a medieval feel but is not easy to read. Personally I think that these stylistic choices add to the presentation of the book, but a different translation may be an easier study. There are, however more than a few spelling errors that should have been caught in editing.
August 30, 2015
Really enjoyed reading this, looking forward to my new module =D
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