Castles and Warfare in the Middle Ages (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780486440200)

This profusely illustrated and thoroughly researched book describes in detail the diverse methods used to attack and defend castles during the Middle Ages. In a groundbreaking study -- the first to shed light on the purpose, construction techniques, and effectiveness of medieval fortifications, noted nineteenth-century architect and writer Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc discusses such architectural elements as dungeons, keeps, battlements, and drawbridges. In addition to describing a vast number of European structures -- among them fortifications at Carcassonne, Paris, Avignon, Vincennes, Lubeck, Milan, and Nuremberg -- he examines the use of artillery and trenches, as well as such weapons as battering rams, mines, and the long-bow.
A concise, scholarly reference for architectural historians, this absorbing history will appeal as well to medievalists, military buffs, and anyone interested in the evolution and development of the castle.

Author: Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-Le-Duc
ISBN-10: 0486440206
ISBN-13: 9780486440200
Publisher: Dover Publications
Language: English
Published: 01/26/2005
Pages: 274
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 8.66h x 5.50w x 0.60d