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The World of the Medieval Knight
Step inside the world of the medieval knight…into his castle as he prepares for a feast in the Great Hall, as he enters into battle and as he mounts his hors3e preparing for the joust. In The World of the Medieval Knight stunning cutaway views, brilliant panoramas and step-by-step sequences are all created by the illustrator Brett Breckon . His unique “exploded views” reveal in lavish detail the intricate way the knight’s armor was built. Discover how a page learned how to become a knight, how a knight’s horse was armed, how a castle was attacked and defended, how heavy the knight’s armor really was and what happened to the role of the knight.
- GenresHistory
48 pages, Hardcover
First published January 15, 1990
About the author
Christopher Gravett
67 books8 followersChris Gravett is a former Senior Curator at the Royal Armouries, Tower of London, and a recognized authority on the arms, armour, and warfare of the medieval world. He has worked as an advisor for numerous TV and film productions, and has written many books. He currently works as a curator at Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire.
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Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews
November 20, 2025
I had it lying around so I read it.
It’s a very informative picture book. It goes over battles, jousts and tournaments, knights (specifically Italian, English and French) and ladies, weapons, armor — my personal favorite, and it goes very in depth on that too, it’s very specific — and there’s one notable chapter on the crusades. And more.
The illustrations were so well done, an extra star just for them.
It’s a very informative picture book. It goes over battles, jousts and tournaments, knights (specifically Italian, English and French) and ladies, weapons, armor — my personal favorite, and it goes very in depth on that too, it’s very specific — and there’s one notable chapter on the crusades. And more.
The illustrations were so well done, an extra star just for them.
October 23, 2020
A fantastic book. The best of the children’s books on knights that I’ve read (and I’ve read quite a few). The illustrations are marvelous, and are still useful to the adult reader interested in armor.
December 18, 2019
Libretto di poche e molte di queste di solo illustrazioni, per una panoramica sui cavalieri medievali, di certo non un'opera di grande ricerca e serità, ma un leggero compendio che da un'infarinatura sull'argomento. Belle le illustrazioni, un po' meno i testi.
Non eccelso, ma neanche da buttare.
Non eccelso, ma neanche da buttare.
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews