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This book presents the first comprehensive study of how and why athletic contests, a characteristic aspect of Greek culture for over a millennium, disappeared in late antiquity. In contrast to previous discussions, which focus on the ancient Olympics, the end of the most famous games is analysed here in the context of the collapse of the entire international agonistic circuit, which encompassed several hundred contests. The first part of the book describes this collapse by means of a detailed analysis of the fourth- and fifth-century history of the athletic games in each region of the Mediterranean: Greece, Asia Minor, Syria, Egypt, Italy, Gaul and northern Africa. The second half continues by explaining these developments, challenging traditional theories (especially the ban by the Christian emperor Theodosius I) and discussing in detail both the late antique socio-economic context and the late antique perceptions of athletics.

Athletics --- Sports --- Civilization --- Sports athlétiques --- Civilisation --- History --- History. --- Greek influences. --- Histoire --- Influence grecque --- Antike. --- Sportler. --- Sport. --- Atleten. --- Festivals. --- Toernooien. --- Athletics. --- Sports. --- Ancient --- General. --- Greece. --- Sports athlétiques --- Field sports --- Pastimes --- Recreations --- Recreation --- Games --- Outdoor life --- Physical education and training

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court art --- History of Spain --- anno 1400-1499 --- anno 1500-1599 --- Armor, Renaissance --- Tournaments, Medieval --- Knights and knighthood in art. --- Kings and rulers in art. --- Charles --- Philip --- 394.7 --- Ridderfeesten. Steekspelen. Toernooien --- 394.7 Ridderfeesten. Steekspelen. Toernooien --- Kings and rulers in art --- Knights and knighthood in art --- Medieval tournaments --- Tournaments --- Civilization, Medieval --- Kings in art --- Renaissance armor --- Filips --- Felipe --- Filipe --- Philippe --- Filippe --- Philips --- Fīlīb --- Philipp --- Filippo --- Karel --- Carolus --- Charles-Quint --- Karl --- Keizer Karel --- Carlos --- Armor, Renaissance - Spain. --- Tournaments, Medieval - Spain. --- Charles - V, - Holy Roman Emperor, - 1500-1558. --- Philip - II, - King of Spain, - 1527-1598. --- hofcultuur

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1340 to 1363 were years remarkable for dramatic developments in fashion and for extravagant spending on costume, foreshadowing the later luxury of Richard II's court. Stella Mary Newton broke new ground with this detailed study, which discusses fourteenth-century costume in detail. She draws on surviving accounts from the Royal courts, the evidence of chronicles and poetry (often from unpublished manuscripts), and representations in painting, sculpture and manuscript illumination. Her exploration of aspects of chivalry, particularly the choice of mottoes and devices worn at tournaments, and of the exchange of gifts of clothing between reigning monarchs, offers new insights into the social history of the times, and she has much to say that is relevant to the study of illuminated manuscripts of the fourteenth century.

391 "04/14" --- 091.31:7.04 --- 091.31 "13" --- 394.7 --- 394.7 Ridderfeesten. Steekspelen. Toernooien --- Ridderfeesten. Steekspelen. Toernooien --- 091.31:7.04 Verluchte handschriften: iconografie --- Verluchte handschriften: iconografie --- 091.31 "13" Verluchte handschriften--14e eeuw. Periode 1300-1399 --- Verluchte handschriften--14e eeuw. Periode 1300-1399 --- 391 "04/14" Kleding. Mode. Sieraden. Volksdracht--Middeleeuwen --- Kleding. Mode. Sieraden. Volksdracht--Middeleeuwen --- Clothing and dress in art --- Clothing and dress --- History. --- History --- Apparel --- Clothes --- Clothing --- Clothing and dress, Primitive --- Dress --- Dressing (Clothing) --- Garments --- Beauty, Personal --- Manners and customs --- Fashion --- Undressing --- Costume in art --- Edward, --- Woodstock, Edward of, --- Black Prince, --- History of civilization --- anno 1300-1399