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Knyghthode and Bataile (MS.243)
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| Knyghthode and Bataile | |||||
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| MS 243, Pembroke College Cambridge, United Kingdom | |||||
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| Also known as | The Poem of the Pel | ||||
| Type | Fencing manual | ||||
| Date | ca. 1460 | ||||
| Place of origin | British Empire | ||||
| Language(s) | Middle English | ||||
| Author(s) | John Neele | ||||
| Patron | Viscount Beaumont | ||||
| Size | 55 folia | ||||
| External data | Library catalog entry | ||||
Knyghthode and Bataile ("Knighthood and Battle", MS 243) is an English war book written by John Neele in 1458-1460.[1] The original currently rests in the holdings of Pembroke College in Cambridge, United Kingdom. Knyghthode and Bataile is a verse paraphrase of Flavius Vegetius Renatus' war book De re militari (ca. 390), and is particularly interesting for its detailed description of training with a pole or pile (commonly referred to as the Poem of the Pel).
Provenance
Contents
| Folio | Section |
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| 5r - 8v | Poem of the Pel |
Gallery
Additional Resources
- Vegetius Renatus, Publius Flavius. Knyghthode and Bataile: A XVth Century Verse Paraphrase of Flavius Vegetius Renatus' Treatise. "De Re Militari". Ed. Dyboski, Roman; Arend, Zygfryd Marjan, Early English Text Society 1936, reprinted London: Oxford University Press, 1971 ISBN 978-0859916943
- Strutt, Joseph. The Sports and Pastimes of the People of England. Ed. William Hone. London: Chatto and Windus, Piccadilly, 1876. ISBN 978-1145708389
References
- ↑ Daniel Wakelin. "The Occasion, Author, and Readers of Knyghthode and Bataile". Medium Aevum, vol. 73 iss. 2. Fall 2004.
