03896nam a2200373Ia 4500 pucpr 20220901135707.0 012413s2011 nyuab b 001 0 eng d 2011276935 9780312541408 0312541406 pucpr eng pucpr pucpr rda CARIBET NA7710 C37 2011 728.81 23 Castles : a history of fortified structures : ancient, medieval & modern. / consultant editor, Charles Stephenson. txt 1st U.S. edition New York : St. Martin's Griffin , 2011. 288 p. ill.; col.; maps.; 26 cm. book rdacontent text txt rdamedia unmediaded n rdacarrier volume nc Include index Include Bibliography Introduction -- Section 1 The Ancient World -- Timeline -- Locater Map -- Chapter 1 Ancient Near East -- Chapter 2 Ancient Europe -- Section 2 Western Castles of the Middles Ages -- Timeline -- Locater Map -- Chapter 3 Early British medieval castles, 1066-1200 -- Chapter 4 Late British medieval castles, 1200-1500 -- Chapter 5 French medieval castles -- Section 3: Eastern castles of the Middle Ages & Early Modern Period -- Timeline -- Locater Map -- Chapter 6 Islamic & Crusader castles -- Chapter 7 Russian Kremlins -- Chapter 8 Indian fortresses -- Section 4: Castles of East Asia -- Timeline -- Locater Map -- Chapter 9 Chinese walls -- Chapter 10 Japanese castles -- Section 5: Modern Fortresses -- Timeline -- Locater Map -- Chapter 11 Responses to gunpowder -- Chapter 12 North American colonial forts -- Chapter 13 Eighteenth-century artillery fortresses -- Chapter 14 Modern navel fortresses -- Chapter 15 Polygonal forts -- Glossary -- Resources -- Gazetteer -- While the word "castle" conjures up an image of the classic medieval stone edifice, resplendent with towers and turrets, battlements and barbicans, and the odd oubliette, the impulse to build defensive works is as old as civilization itself; and the evolution of such architecture not only encompasses global cultures but is also a physical expression of the changing face of military tactics and technology. Castles takes a uniquely architectural approach to deconstructing all forms of fortification, showing how the work of architect, stonemason, and engineer evolved to repel the increasingly destructive power of an attack, from siege engine to artillery. While the medieval castle is analyzed in detail, the book addresses a broad chronology of defenses from the earliest fortresses and walled cities of the ancient world through to the point in the 19th century when modern weapons forced armies underground. Castles uses stylish two-tone engravings to dissect a wealth of examples from both western and eastern cultures; "anatomies" that annotate the classic structures for both their architectural and military significance; and "Then and Now" features that offer unique comparisons between castles in their pomp as depicted in illuminated manuscripts, mosaics, maps, and paintings, and matching color photographs of those same castles as they appear today. This architectural review of soaring towers and redoubtable walls provides both a fascinating narrative and an essential visual reference for the general and military historian. Examines the development and function of castle, forts, walls, fortifications, and fortified cities throughout history. Castles History. 70538 Local Fortification History. 98110 Local Architecture, Medieval 54096 Local 54088 Architecture, Modern Local Stephenson, Charles 1954- 280431 lcc 6 1st U.S. edition NA7710 General C37 2011 229654 229654 0 0 lcc 0 0 4 4 33 2012-12-12 Amazon 20.71 501292 2 General NA7710 C37 2011 91000000030304 2019-10-30 00:00:00 2019-10-16 1 30.71 2012-12-12 6