Castle / written by Christopher Gravett ; photographed by Geoff Dann.
Looks behind fortress walls to explore how they were built to house hundreds of people and animals, how a boy rose from page to knight, and what castle life was like.
Record details
- ISBN: 0789458896 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9780789458896 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 0789458888 (hc)
- ISBN: 9780789458889 (hc)
- ISBN: 1590545702
- ISBN: 9781590545706
- Physical Description: 63 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Dorling Kindersley, 2000.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Includes index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | What is a castle? 6 -- The first castles 8 -- The great tower 10 -- Concentric castles 12 -- Castles on the Loire 14 -- Castles in Spain 16 -- Castles in Germany 18 -- The chapel 22 -- Laying a siege 24 -- Men and missiles 26 -- Tricks of defense 28 -- The garrison 30 -- The castle as prison 32 -- Crusader castles 34 -- Castles in Japan 36 -- The great hall 38 -- The kitchen 40 -- At the table 42 -- The entertainers 44 -- Women and children 46 -- The lord 48 -- Fabrics and textiles 50 -- In the fields 52 -- Animals in the castle 54 -- The castle builders 56 -- The woodworkers 58 -- Metalwork 60 -- Castles in decline 62. |
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Subject: | Fortification > Europe > History > Juvenile literature. Castles > Europe > History > Juvenile literature. Castles. Fortification. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | UG 428. G738 1994 | 30543823 | Juvenile | Available | - |