Description
Over 40 detailed drawings, with accompanying captions, depict the whole thing from the preparation of tournament horses to the mêlée, a mock battle through which two teams of horsemen met on an open field. Also portrayed are a knight challenging an opponent, a dying knight receiving last rites from a priest, a lavish tournament banquet, ladies of the court choosing a knight-of-honor, Henry VIII meeting Francis I of France (1520) at the Field of the Cloth of Gold, and lots of more exciting moments.
This treasury of well-researched drawings will appeal to coloring book fans of every age in addition to somebody interested by knights, weapons and armor, and other aspects of medieval life.