Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, Date: 2005. Hardcover. Very Good. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 2005. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC ISBN 0275984141 9780275984144 [US]

Praeger, Date: 2005-12-30. Hardcover. Good. 2005. Praeger ISBN 0275984141 9780275984144 [US]

ISBN10: 0275984141, ISBN13: 9780275984144, [publisher: Praeger Publishers, USA] Hardcover First Edition First Edition Hard Back. Pictorial dust jacket in a good clean condition with just a little edge wear. Light lean to the spine. Very light mark to the fore edge of the text block. Pages however are clean and bright throughout. pp. xxvi 218. Overall a very good copy. A well researched book dealing with all aspects of the castle in Britain.nbsp;
[Stamford, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2006]
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ISBN10: 0275984141, ISBN13: 9780275984144, [publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, Westport] Hardcover Hardcover. The widespread construction of castles in Britain began as soon as Duke William of Normandy set foot on the shores of southern England in 1066. The castles that were constructed in the ensuing centuries, and whose ruins still scatter the British countryside today, provide us with an enduring record of the needs and ambitions of the times. But the essence of the medieval castlea structure that is equal parts military, residential, and symbolicreveals itself not only through the grandeur of such architectural masterpieces as the Tower of London, and the imposing nature of such royal residences as Windsor, but also in the aging masonry carvings, enduring battlements, and more modest earthen ramparts that have survived alongside them. Through a feature-by-feature account of the architectural elements and techniques used in constructing the medieval castle, author Lise Hull allows the multiple functions of these multifarious forms to shine through, and in so doing, lends a new vitality to the thousand faces that the medieval world assumed to discourage its enemies, inspire its friends, and control its subjects.This compelling investigation takes a unique look at each of the medieval castle's main roles: as an offensive presentation and defensive fortification, as a residential and administrative building, and as a symbolic structure demonstrating the ...

ISBN10: 0275984141, ISBN13: 9780275984144, [publisher: Bloomsbury 3PL] Hardcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - The widespread construction of castles in Britain began as soon as Duke William of Normandy set foot on the shores of southern England in 1066. The castles that were constructed in the ensuing centuries, and whose ruins still scatter the British countryside today, provide us with an enduring record of the needs and ambitions of the times. But the essence of the medieval castle-a structure that is equal parts military, residential, and symbolic-reveals itself not only through the grandeur of such architectural masterpieces as the Tower of London, and the imposing nature of such royal residences as Windsor, but also in the aging masonry carvings, enduring battlements, and more modest earthen ramparts that have survived alongside them. Through a feature-by-feature account of the architectural elements and techniques used in constructing the medieval castle, author Lise Hull allows the multiple functions of these multifarious forms to shine through, and in so doing, lends a new vitality to the thousand faces that the medieval world assumed to discourage its enemies, inspire its friends, and control its subjects.This compelling investigation takes a unique look at each of the medieval castle's main roles: as an offensive presentation and defensive fortification, as a residential and administrative building, and as a ...
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