Jeux en Angleterre au XIVe siècle : jeux de plein air, à l'exception de la chasse et des tournois

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The purpose of this study is to provide as much information as possible about the practice and popularity of the various forms of outdoor games existing in fourteenth-century England, with the exception of hunting and tournaments. The social environment has been particularly emphasized: reputation of such past times, ensuing violence, attitudes of church and government, sociological identification of the players, places and times. The research relies on numerous documents of diverse origin: archives and records (in Latin, French, and English), literary works, illuminations (Flemish manuscripts are not to be confused with English ones), carvings, items from museums. Sources are sufficient to draw a survey of these entertainments in England but not to distinguish regional particularities. The study is intended to update, document and rectify imprecisions in the previous histories of this particular field.

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