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Squire is knighted / Illumination/ C14th

History / Knights / Knighthood. A squire is knighted by the King. (As part of the ceremony, the King girds the knight with his sword whilst he is given his spurs). Manuscript illumination, 14th century, from: Lives of the Offas. Ms. Cotton Nero D I. London, British Library.

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Squire is knighted / Illumination/ C14th

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History / Knights / Knighthood. A squire is knighted by the King. (As part of the ceremony, the King girds the knight with his sword whilst he is given his spurs). Manuscript illumination, 14th century, from: Lives of the Offas. Ms. Cotton Nero D I. London, British Library.

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London, British Library

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28.5 x 20.0 cm | 11.2 x 7.9 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

14TH CENTURY • 2ND MILLENNIUM A. D. • BEING KNIGHTED • BOOK ILLUMINATION • CAVALRY • CHEVALIER • CHIVALRY • FOURTEENTH CENTURY • GOTHIC ART • GOTHIC • HISTORIA UNIVERSAL • HISTORY AND POLITICS • HISTORY • HORSEMAN • KING • KNIGHT • KNIGHTING • LONDON • LONDON, BRITISH LIBRARY • MEDIAEVAL • MEDIEVAL • MIDDLE AGES • PAGE (SERVANT) • PERIOD: MEDIEVAL • RIDER • SPURS • SWORD • VALET • VARLET