The Mirror of Knighthood
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
One of the books in Don Quixote's library, a Spanish romance (Cavallero del Febo, "The Knight of the Sun"), one of the Amadis group. It was at one tune very popular.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “The Mirror of Knighthood” mean?
One of the books in Don Quixote's library, a Spanish romance (Cavallero del Febo, "The Knight of the Sun"), one of the Amadis group. It was at one tune very popular.
Is “The Mirror of Knighthood” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.