The Reliquary and Illustrated Archæologist, Vol. 12

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Excerpt from The Reliquary and Illustrated Archæologist, Vol. 12: A Quarterly Journal and Review Devoted to the Study of the Early Pagan and Christian Antiquities of Great Britain, Mediæval Architecture and Ecclesiology, The Development of the Arts and Industries of Man in the Past Ages, And the Survivals of Ancient USAThe miscellaneous performances of the jongleur included not only different kinds of music and poetry, but also feats of skill. The jongleur was, as we have seen, often held in low estimation, but the same word was employed for men of a higher stamp, and in 1274 one Giraud Riquier wrote in verse a supplication to the King of Castille, Alphonse the Wise, with a view to receiving the determination in France of the names of the different kinds of performers according to their accomplishments. This poem is fol lowed by a Declaration of King Alphonse of Castille at the request of Giraud Riquier, in the name of the Jongleurs. The Declaration sets forth the following grades.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.