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Castles and Warfare in the Middle Ages - (Dover Pictorial Archives) by Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-Le-Duc (Paperback)

Castles and Warfare in the Middle Ages - (Dover Pictorial Archives) by  Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-Le-Duc (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>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. <br>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.

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