Zobacz książki o podobnej tematyce

Powiadomienie o dostępności

Więcej informacji o Castles

• Dane szczegółowe
• Opis
• Ulubione w innej kategorii

Opis

Castles are the visible and physical remains of the landed aristocracy which dominated the Middle Ages in Britain. Examples such as Dover, Goodrich and Kenilworth still excite the imagination as much as the landscape in which they are set. All castles were not the same, however, and Tom McNeill presents the evidence for their variety and development, using examples from England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. Topics covered include: how the defences adapted to changes in seige war who lived in castles why they were sited in particular locations who built them and why how much they cost Castles were built to perform a series of functions, of which defence in war was only one. A key requirement was that they should be suitable living and working headquarters for a lord. They also had an important economic role, as well as being at the centre of community life and an important part of aristocratic display. Attention is often focused on the central core of the building but this book extends the scope to give a fuller picture of castles and all the people who lived in them. With many maps, plans, reconstructions and photographs, this is the complete companion to castles - whether you wish to study the subject before or after a visit, or whether you are simply an armchair enthusiast.

Szczegóły książki

Kategoria Książki po angielsku Humanities History Regional & national history

• Pełny tytuł: Castles
• Autor: Tom McNeill
• Język: Angielski
• Oprawa: Miękka
• Liczba stron: 128
• EAN: 9780713489934
• ISBN: 0713489936
• ID: 02785405
• Wydawca: Batsford Ltd
• Waga: 465 g
• Wymiary: 246 × 189 × 10 mm
• Data wydania: 25. May 2006

Ulubione w innej kategorii

---

---

---