The Book of the Order of Chivalry

An excellent resource to search out and contemplate the development of the sacred interior life as the overarching code of moral virtue imbued in the ethos of the soldiers of Christ and the protectors of Mother Church. As well, an excellent applicative philosophy of character and purpose to assume and assimilate in the interior life of modern-day Christians.

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Great book, and good translation. This book is an excellent guide for men to conduct themselves in the non-monastic life, with time tested and cherished virtue.

It provides a strong insight into the martial ethics of Western Europe during the Middle Ages.

I was really excited to read this book because of Blessed Llull's reputation as an influencer. I was told his writings greatly inspired St. Junipero Serra among others. I also love books on chivalry, so I was excited to learn more.What a disappointment this book was! Llull mostly talks about basic ideas, but makes the discussion lengthy and tedious. For example, he talks about the virtues that squires (potential knights) should have. Most of it could be regarded as common sense. One interesting section though, is the symbolism of weapons, most particularly how a sword is specifically designed in the shape of the cross. For some reason, that had never occurred to me before. He also explains the symbolism of other handheld medieval weapons. There are a couple other good tidbits but they are few and far in between.The book is also quite small for its list price of $29.95. Only 120 pages. Of those, the first 31 pages are introductory from the translator, then only 45 pages are of Llull's actual writings, then 20 pages of supplementary notes and resources. The current Kindle price of $22 for the ebook version is also exorbitant.

Nice sized book, well written and a good companion to any history students book list.