Martial Games in Italian Cities before the Renaissance: Between Pageant and «Sport»

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  • Pablo Martín Prieto Departamento de Historia Medieval, Universidad Complutense de Madrid

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5944/etfiii.27.2014.12647

Keywords:

Pageant, Games, Sport, Militias, Town, Italy

Abstract

This study examines some of the most characteristic and significant examples of competitive physical games that took place in the cities of the centre and the north of Italy in the Middle Ages. The article assesses if these games can be considered sport in the general sense of the term (according to modern usage), as well as consider its relationship with traditional festivities and military training activities in the context of urban life in the Italy of that time. A brief description of certain martial games will demonstrate its social and cultural importance in this context.

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2014-06-26

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Martín Prieto, P. (2014). Martial Games in Italian Cities before the Renaissance: Between Pageant and «Sport». Espacio Tiempo y Forma. Serie III, Historia Medieval, (27), 327–342. https://doi.org/10.5944/etfiii.27.2014.12647

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