Sonoran Desert Homeschoolers'
Medieval Center
Knights and Armor
Armor (Yoroi), early 14th century; Late Kamakura period
Japanese
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Bodrum Museum of Underwater Archaeology, Turkey
from ThinkQuest
Books at the Tucson-Pima Public Libraries
Knights in Shining Armor
by Gail Gibbons picture book
The Making of a Knight: How Sir James Won His Armor by Patrick O'Brien
A Medieval Feast
by Aliki picture book
Knights and Castles: 50 hands-on activities to experience the Middle Ages
by Avery Hart & Paul Mantell 940.1 H251k 1998
The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha
by Miguel de Cervantes 1023 p.
Sword of the Rightful King, a novel of King Arthur
by Jane Yolen 349 p.
The Knight: A Portrait of Europe's Warrior Elite
by Alan Baker 217 p. 940.1088355 B1711k 2003
The Knight's Handbook: How to Become a Knight in Shining Armor
by Christopher Gravett 29 p. 940.1 G788k 1997
Knights in Armor (Living History)
edited by John D. Clare 64 p. 940.1 K748 1992
Medieval Knights and Warriors
by Janet R. Zohorsky, 112 p. 940.1 Z74m 2003
"The Vienna collection is the best-documented courtly armoury in the Western world, since without exception the objects in it were the result of significant political events: campaigns, Imperial Diets, consecrations, coronations, enthronements, engagements, weddings and baptisms."
Guerrier du Brabant époque
Phillippe Auguste (1165-1223)
August Racinet
Interactive site from Chronique.com
Comprehensive site from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, with a virtual tour of the museum's extensive Arms and Armor galleries
Clipare courtesy of
Melissa Snell from About.com's Medieval History
