Tournament book
In tournament books is late medieval collections in the form of illuminated manuscript -Büchern with descriptions and pictorial representations of historical tournament battles . Its origin can be dated back to the late 15th century . However, they are only preserved from the 16th century , such as the Freydal of Emperor Maximilian I , which was probably made around 1515.
See also
- Georg Rüxner , author of Thurnier Buch - From the beginning, causes, vrsprung, and come from the Thurnier in the holy Roman Empire Teutscher Nation of 1530.
- Heraldic book
- Heraldic scroll
Secondary literature
- Peter Dinzelbacher (Ed.): Specialized dictionary of medieval studies (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 477). Kröner, Stuttgart 1992, ISBN 3-520-47701-7 .
- William Henry Jackson: The Tournament and Chivalry in German Tournament Books of the Sixteenth Century and in the Literary Works of Emperor Maximilian I. In: The Ideals and Practice of Medieval Knighthood. Vol. 1, 1986, ISSN 0959-6453 , pp. 49-73, here pp. 58-68.
Web links
Commons : Tournament book - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Wikisource: Tournament Science - Sources and Full Texts
