

An edition of Livre du chevalier de La Tour Landry pour l'enseignement de ses filles (1868)
By Geoffroy de La Tour Landry
Publish Date
1906
Publisher
Pub. for the Early English test society, by K. Paul Trench, Trübner & co., ltd.
Language
eng
Pages
268
Description:
"The Book of the Knight of the Tower (full French title: Livre pour l'enseignement de ses filles du Chevalier de La Tour Landry) is a book commenced by Geoffroy IV de la Tour Landry in 1371, and which he continued writing at least until 1372 ... This book explores knightly stories of medieval manners and is a commentary on what people in the middle ages wore, how they prayed and what they hoped for in this life and the next. These stories range from the shockingly bawdy to the deeply pious, and often end with morals about the ways women can avoid 'blame, shame, and defame"--Google.