Anatomy of a Castle
by Gibson, John
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1586631942
- ISBN 13
- 9781586631949
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: MetroBooks, 2001. Cloth, 208 pages, colour illustrations; 29 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. First U.S. Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Profusely illustrated. CONTENTS: Introduction: The evolution of fortifications. What is a castle?; The evolution of fortified settlements; Warfare in the classical world; Siege warfare; [1.] The first castles. Roman castles; Motte-and-Bailey castles; The Norman keep; [2.] Crusader castles and their legacy. The Holy Land; The reconquest of Spain; Crusades in France and Eastern Europe; [3.] The high point of the castle. Western Europe's castle builders; Major design features; [4.] Change, decline and renewal. The age of the siege cannon; Scotland and Ireland; Looking eastward; The rise of the artillery fort; [5.] Inside the castle walls. Living in the medieval castle; Recreation and leisure; [6.] The end of it all.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to. Collectible.
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- Bookseller
- LEFT COAST BOOKS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 065257
- Title
- Anatomy of a Castle
- Author
- Gibson, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st
- ISBN 10
- 1586631942
- ISBN 13
- 9781586631949
- Publisher
- MetroBooks
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2001
- Size
- 4to
- Keywords
- COLLECTIBLE
- Bookseller catalogs
- XXX / COLLECTIBLES; European / 3. Medieval / All; Architecture / Castles; Genre & Subject / Military;
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