Pas de la Bergère explained
The Pas de la Bergère ("pas of the shepherdess") was a pas d'armes organized in 1449 by René of Anjou in Tarascon, in southern France.[1]
The event started on May 1, 1449,[2] and lasted for three days. Noblemen dressed as shepherds had to defend in turns a noblewoman dressed as a shepherdess. The winner received a kiss and flowers from this woman.[3]
Further reading
- Williams . Harry F. . 1990 . Le pas de la bergère: A Critical Edition . Fifteenth Century Studies . 17 . 485–513 . 01640933. 185501046.
- Book: Taylor, Jane H. M. . Bouchet . Florence . René d'Anjou, écrivain et mécène (1409–1480) . French . Turnhout. . 2011 . 197–208 . "Une gente pastourelle": René d'Anjou, Louis de Beauvau et le Pas d'armes de la bergère . 10.1484/M.TCC-EB.1.100027. 978-2503533506.
Notes and References
- http://www.princeton.edu/~ezb/rene/renenote.html About King René and the Tournament Book
- http://bcpl.ish-lyon.cnrs.fr/1983_N_4/2LE_LUXE_.PDF Le luxe, le vêtement et la mode a la fin du Moyen-Age
- http://www.zevisit.com/ZEVISIT/FR/Theme/14/026/0/Script-Tarascon-periple-au-pays-de-la-Tarasque.html Zevisit - Tarascon