DK Eyewitness Guides: Castle
DK Eyewitness Guides: Castle
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Looking at castles, this book transports readers back to the world of medieval fortifications to meet the people who built them and lived inside them. Readers explore the first earth-and-timber castles, take part in a siege and watch people going about their daily lives.
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DK Eyewitness Guides: Castle by Christopher Gravett
Medieval castles were incredible feats of construction designed for military efficiency. This book tells the story of how they were built and the unique features incorporated into them for added defence.A castle was more than a building to attack and defend. It was a whole community designed to be self-sufficient in times of siege. As well as the lord and lady we see into the lives of other castle residents including the squires training for knighthood the jesters who entertained at banquets and the many others involved in daily chores such as cooking repairing masonry and woodwork and making clothes. Written by Christopher Gravett of the Royal Armouries at the Tower of London Castle provides a fascinating fly-on-the wall look at war and peace in the medieval period.
Christopher Gravett has worked as a curator both at the British Museum and at the Royal Armories at the Tower of London. Currently he is curator at Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire. He has written many books on medieval military history, arms, armor and castles. John James studied figurative illustration and specialized in historical reconstructions and architectural drawings for many years. He has worked on a number of non-fiction books for children, including an award-winning title on Egyptian pyramids. He lives in Britain.
| SKU | Non disponible |
| ISBN 13 | 9780751360219 |
| ISBN 10 | 075136021X |
| Titre | DK Eyewitness Guides: Castle |
| Auteur | Christopher Gravett |
| Série | Dk Eyewitness |
| État | Non disponible |
| Type de reliure | Hardback |
| Éditeur | Dorling Kindersley Ltd |
| Année de publication | 1994-04-24 |
| Nombre de pages | 63 |
| Note de couverture | La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier. |
| Note | Non disponible |