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Book of Chivalry
The "Book of Chivalry" (French: "Livre de chevalerie" is
chevalerie")
a book by Geoffroi de Charny around the year 1350. It
Further reading
written for knights to better understand how to priori- • Richard W. Kaeuper & Elspeth Kennedy, The Book of
tize chivalric values during the 14th century. Geoffroi al- Chivalry of Geoffroi de Charny, Pennsylvania U.P., 1996.
so discussed many subjects, however, prized skill at arms
over all other knightly virtues, and war over all other
forms of contest at arms.
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