num_pages: 255
description: Concise, scholarly survey traces castle development from ancient roots in the Levant, thru Roman times &amp; the Middle Ages. Nearly 200 photos &amp; drawings illustrate moats, keeps, baileys etc. Covers Caernarvon Castle, Dover Castle, Hadrian's Wall, the Tower of London etc. 199 black-&amp;-white illustrations.PrefaceThe ancient fortresses of Babylon, Mesopotamia, Assyria, Asia Minor &amp; GreeceFortifications of Greece &amp; Rome, 300 to 200 BCFortifications of the Levant, Rome &amp; Western Europe, 200 to 30 BCFortifications of the Roman Empire Byzantine fortifications from the 5th to the 10th centuryFortifications of Western Europe from the 5th to the 11th centuryRectangular keeps or donjonsByzantine &amp; Saracen fortifications of the 12th centuryTransitional keeps of the 12th centuryFortifications &amp; buildings of the bailey in the 11th &amp; 12th centuriesCastles from about 1190 to 1270Siege engines &amp; siege operations of the Middle AgesEdwardian &amp; contemporary castlesTowns, fortified bridges &amp; towersGatehouses &amp; defences of the curtain during the 13th &amp; 14th centuriesDevelopment of the tower-house16th-century fortsIndex
language: English
title: Castles: Their Construction and History
titlecomplete: Castles: Their Construction and History (Dover Architecture)
genres: Reference, European History, Medieval History, Nonfiction, Medieval, Architecture, Military History, Art, History
ratings_count: 143
publisher: Dover Publications (Mineola, NY)