Castle

Author(s)

• Gravett, Christopher
• Dann, Geoff

Bibliographic Information

Castle

written by Christopher Gravett ; photographed by Geoff Dann

（Eyewitness guides）

Dorling Kindersley, 2002

• : pbk

Note

Includes index

"Hardback edition first published in Great Britain in 1994"--T.p. verso

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Eyewitness Guides are best-selling, high-quality visual information books. This title is a valuable resource to students whether they dream about being a lord defending their fort against an enemy's siege or watching over the peasants as they plough the land.

Table of Contents

• What is a castle?
• the first castles
• the great tower
• concentric castles
• castles on the Loire
• castles in Spain
• castles in Germany
• the chapel
• laying a siege
• men and missiles
• tricks of defence
• the garrison
• the castle as prison
• crusader castles
• castles in Japan
• the great hall
• the kitchen
• at table
• the entertainers
• women and children
• the lord
• fabrics and textiles
• in the fields
• animals in the castle
• the castle builders
• the woodworkers
• metalwork
• castles in decline
• did you know?
• who's who
• find out more.

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA90939030
• ISBN:
  • 075134740X
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: 72 p.
• Size: 28 cm
• Classification:
  • DC20 : 940.1
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA12119387