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Download or read book Livre de Chevalerie written by Richard W. Kaeuper and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 1996-11 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charny was a knight who lived the chivalric life for nearly two decades in a manner thought ideal by his contemporaries, dying appropriately in battle at Poitiers in 1356. He was also the first documented owner of the Shroud of Turin. This volume establishes the cultural context in which Charny lived in the first section and sets forth in the second the French text of Charny's fascinating work alongside an English translation, with full critical apparatus. Paper edition (unseen), $17.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR