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Castle

Castle

by Christopher Gravett, DK Publishing

2008Juvenile literatureHistoryFortificationCastlesNonfiction
5.0
Open Library
Open Library

About this book

Here is a spectacular and informative guide to the castles of the Middle Ages and the lives of the people who lived in them. Superb, full-color photographs of castles around the world, plus specially built models, offer a unique and revealing "eyewitness" view of medieval life, from a castle's construction to its destruction in a siege. See a medieval lavatory, a giant crossbow on wheels, how prisoners were kept secure in dungeons, a herald in full regalia, and castles used by Crusaders in Syria and samurai warriors in Japan. Learn how castles got their water during a siege, how besiegers tunneled under castle walls, how the Normans built castles in a hurry, how the first guns worked, why round towers were better than square ones, and what a castellan's job entailed. Discover how enemies climbed castle walls, what was on the menu at a typical banquet, why many castles had resident carpenters and metalworkers, why Crusader castles were so well built, and much, much more.

Themes & subjects

Juvenile literatureHistoryFortificationCastlesNonfictionPictorial works
First published 2008

Setting

Europe

About the authors

Christopher Gravett

1951

DK Publishing
DK Publishing

1974

DK, formerly known as Dorling Kindersley, is a British multinational publishing company specialising in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 63 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a subsidiary of German media conglomerate Bertelsmann. Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including DK Eyewitness travel), history, science, nature, sport, gardening, cookery and parenting. The worldwide CEO of DK is Carsten Coesfeld. DK has offices in New York, Melbourne, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto, Madrid, Beijing and Jiangmen. DK works with licensing partners to publish books such as Disney, LEGO, Star Wars, DC Comics, Royal Hortic…

Authors

Christopher Gravett, DK Publishing

First published

2008

Pages

72

Read time

≈ 2h

Editions

14

Language

English

Publisher

DK CHILDREN

ISBN

9780789465986

Where to buy

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