The Rusted Hauberk: Feudal Ideals of Order and Their Decline |  | Creators: Liam O. Purdon, Cindy L. Vitto
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 7,248,992
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: First
Pages: 359
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 6.2 x 1.2
ISBN: 0813012813
EAN: 9780813012810
ASIN: 0813012813
Publication Date: May 20, 1994
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The metaphor of the hauberk, a tunic of chain mail that rusts over time, shapes and unifies this investigation of medieval culture. These essays question the very rubric of the feudal ideal, demonstrating that in historical and legal practice, and in imaginative and didactic writing, a breach often exists between ideal and practice. The authors challenge the notion of a fixed historical construct, emphasizing instead that all constructs must be elastic to allow historical perspectives to enlarge.
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