Castles and Warfare in the Middle Ages (Dover Military History, Weapons, Armor)
By Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc.
Description
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, Vi...
ISBN(s)
0486440206, 9780486440200
