Anatomy of the castle / John Gibson.

Author/Creator:

Gibson, John.

Publication:

[New York] : MetroBooks [an imprint of Friedman/Fairfax Publishers], [©2001].

Format/Description:

Book
208 pages : color illustrations (some folded) ; 29 cm

Subjects:

Castles -- History.
Fortification -- History.
Castles.
Fortification

Form/Genre:

History.

Place of Publication:

United States New York (State) New York.

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.

Notes:

"This edition published by Metrobooks by arrangement with Saraband"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 208) and index.

Local notes:

Frost Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2010 by Robert Frost.
Frost Collection copy: dust jacket retained.

Penn Provenance:

Frost, Robert (donor) (Frost Collection copy)

Penn Chronology:

2001

Contributor:

Robert Frost Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

ISBN:

1586631942
9781586631949

OCLC:

48747169

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