Title:
Castle / written by Christopher Gravett ; photographed by Geoff Dann.
Author:
Gravett, Christopher, 1951-
Publication Information:
New York : DK Pub., 2008.
Call Number:
UG428 .G734 2008
Abstract:
Looks behind fortress walls to explore how they were built to house hundreds of people and animals, the important rooms, the people who lived in them, and what castle life was like.
Electronic Access:
Publisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/random0410/93032594.html
ISBN:
9780756637699
Series:
DK eyewitness books
DK eyewitness books.
Physical Description:
72 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.).
General Note:
Previously published: 2004.
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 defense -- The garrison -- The castle as prison -- Crusader castles -- Castles in Japan -- The great hall -- The kitchen -- At the table -- The entertainers -- Women and children -- The lord -- Fabrics and textiles -- In the fields -- Animals in the castle -- The woodworkers -- Metalwork -- Castles in decline -- Did you know? -- Who's who? -- Find out more -- Glossary -- Index.
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