The Manuscript Where War Became Ceremony

Book of Tournaments, Ceremonies and Ordinances

European terminology on weapons, oaths, and rituals of power

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An exquisite and limited reproduction, created for the true connoisseurs of history and cartography.

A manuscript in which justice, nobility, and military strategy meet the art of miniature painting and the solemnity of medieval ceremonies

A work born of honor, law, and power

This manuscript is not merely a chronicle of tournaments. It is a unique account of an era in which combat could also be a legal, political, and ceremonial act.

Its pages contain rules, rituals, and ordinances related to gages de bataille—judicial duels in which two opposing parties defended their cases under a strict protocol.

Each scene reveals a world where nothing was improvised: the battlefield, the heralds, the weapons, the oaths, the presence of the nobility, and the outcome of the duel were all part of a liturgy of power.

Miniatures That Depict the Theater of Power

True to the original manuscript

Each copy has been designed to preserve the beauty of the original manuscript and bring the physical experience of a historical work into the present: its format, its texture, its rich colors, and the elegance of its finishes.

The Art of Bookmaking in the Service of History

Every detail of this edition reflects the goal of reproducing the manuscript with fidelity, respect, and excellence.

Reconstructed page by page by expert hands

The book consists of 48 folios on parchment-like paper, plus endpapers, for a total of 102 pages. Its handcrafted binding features hemp-thread stitching, goatskin covers, embossing, and gold stamping.