Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 188 Chevalier, Ulysse 1804 1893 Un tournoi à Romans en 1484 Produced by Produced by Robert Connal and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team from images generously made available by gallica (Biblioth que nationale de France) at http://gallica.bnf.fr. "Un tournoi à Romans en 1484" by Ulysse Chevalier is a historical narrative likely written in the late 19th century. The book recounts a fictional but historically grounded account of a jousting tournament held in Romans, France, to celebrate the wedding of Antoine de Montchenu and Louise de Clermont. It intertwines romantic elements with historical facts, exploring themes of chivalry and courtly love in a medieval setting. The narrative centers around the colorful characters participating in the tournament, including Zizim, a prince of the Ottoman Empire, who is enamored with Philippine de Sassenage. As knights compete for glory in jousting matches, Zizim offers a magnificent prize of diamonds to the victor, aiming to impress Philippine. The tournament is not only a display of martial prowess but also a ceremony enriched with historical references, revealing the social dynamics and noble lineage of the participants. Ultimately, while the competition unfolds amid excitement and strategic maneuvering, it culminates in the celebration of love and honor, as seen in the interactions between the characters and their respective noble houses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. fr Tournaments, Medieval -- France DC Text FR Peuples et Sociétés Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - Medieval/The Middle Ages 103556 2025-06-05T04:45:15.198395 text/html 97141 2020-12-21T09:09:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 110519 2025-06-05T04:45:21.512357 application/epub+zip 110845 2025-06-05T04:45:18.375390 application/epub+zip 96411 2025-06-05T04:45:17.128386 application/epub+zip 229598 2025-06-05T04:45:23.640350 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 221174 2025-06-05T04:45:20.761368 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 169694 2022-09-05T10:09:00.317646 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 80090 2023-10-05T07:11:02.247032 text/plain 15636 2025-06-05T04:45:23.775348 application/rdf+xml 13142 2025-06-05T04:45:17.696393 image/jpeg 3512 2025-06-05T04:45:17.411385 image/jpeg 109962 2025-06-05T04:45:15.212412 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog