Author: STEPHENSON, CHARLES [CONSULTANT EDITIOR]
Title: Castles : a history of fortified structures : ancient, medieval & modern
Description: New York : St. Martin's Griffin 2011. First Edition. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 288 pages; 288 p. : ill. (some col.). col. maps ; 26 cm. Subjects: Castles -- History. Fortification -- History. Architecture. Medieval. Contents: Section 1: The Ancient World. Ancient near East ; Ancient Europe -- Section 2: Western castles of the Middle Ages. Early British medieval castles. 1066-1200 ; Late British medieval castles. 1200-1500 ; French medieval castles -- Section 3: Eastern castles of the Middle Ages & Early Modern Period. Islamic & Crusader castles ; Russian Kremlins ; Indian fortresses -- Section 4: Castles of East Asia. Chinese walls ; Japanese castles -- Section 5: Modern Fortresses. Responses to gunpowder ; North American colonial forts ; Eighteenth-century artillery fortresses ; Modern navel fortresses ; Polygonal forts.Weight in Kg appr.:

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