Castles and Warfare in the Middle Ages

By Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc

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, Vincennes, Lubeck, Milan, and Nuremberg -- he examines the use of artillery and trenches, as well as such weapons as battering rams, mines, and the long-bow. A concise, scholarly reference for architectural historians, this absorbing history will appeal as well to medievalists, military buffs, and anyone interested in the evolution and development of the castle.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486440206
• ISBN13: 9780486440200
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.7"