{"product_id":"a-knight-for-the-ages-elizabeth-morrison-9781606065754","title":"A Knight for the Ages: Jacques de Lalaing and the Art of Chivalry","description":"The \u003ci\u003eLivre des faits de Jacques de Lalaing\u003c\/i\u003e (Book of the Deeds of Jacques de Lalaing), a famous Flemish illuminated manuscript, relays the audacious life of Jacques de Lalaing (1421-1453), a story that reads more like a fast-paced adventure novel. Produced in the tradition of chivalric biography, a genre developed in the mid-fifteenth century to celebrate the great personalities of the day, the manuscript's text and illuminations begin with a magnificent frontispiece by the most acclaimed Flemish illuminator of the sixteenth century, Simon Bening. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Knight for the Ages: Jacques de Lalaing and the Art of Chivalry\u003c\/i\u003e presents a kaleidoscopic view of the manuscript with essays written by the world's leading medievalists, adding rich texture and providing a greater understanding of the many aspects of the manuscript's background, creation, and reception, revealing for the first time the full complexity of this illuminated romance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The texts are accompanied by stunning reproductions of all of the manuscripts' miniatures--never before published in color--as well as a plot summary and translations, allowing the reader to follow Jacques de Lalaing on his knightly journeys and experience the thrilling triumphs of his legendary tournaments and battles. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elizabeth Morrison\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1606065750\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781606065754\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e J. Paul Getty Museum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/06\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.50h x 8.20w x 0.90d","brand":"Elizabeth Morrison","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43938684731647,"sku":"9781606065754","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_4ef3f81b-56ca-4453-8b83-bebecd1c44c3.jpg?v=1681437143","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-knight-for-the-ages-elizabeth-morrison-9781606065754","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}