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      Abandoned Castles

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      With 150 outstanding colour photographs, Abandoned Castles is a brilliant pictorial examination of castles, forts, keeps, and defensive fortifications from the ancient world to the end of the nineteenth century.

      An ancient hilltop fortress. A crusader citadel in the West...

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      Description

      Product ID:9781782745228
      Product Form:Hardback
      Country of Manufacture:CN
      Series:Abandoned
      Title:Abandoned Castles
      Authors:Author: Kieron Connolly
      Page Count:224
      Subjects:Photographs: collections, Photographs: collections, Architecture: castles and fortifications, Castles & fortifications
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      With 150 outstanding colour photographs, Abandoned Castles is a brilliant pictorial examination of castles, forts, keeps, and defensive fortifications from the ancient world to the end of the nineteenth century.

      An ancient hilltop fortress. A crusader citadel in the West Bank. A fairytale medieval castle fallen into ruin. From ancient times to the end of the nineteenth century, Abandoned Castles explores more than 100 forts, castles and defensive strongholds from all around the globe. From medieval Japanese castles to Spanish colonial forts in West Africa to Norman stone keeps, the book ranges widely across history.
      Many have long ceased to serve a purpose, but then, like the crusader castle Krak de Chevaliers in Syria today, their impenetrable walls become the site of more fighting centuries later. Others, such as the Cathar Château de Queribus in southern France, stand high above peaceful coastlines, testament to the wars of the past. Some are beautiful, others brutal, but each tells a story about the way we fought and defended ourselves, and how the building has survived and aged, long after the people it was built by are gone.
      With 150 outstanding colour photographs, Abandoned Castles is a brilliant pictorial examination of castles, forts, keeps, and defensive fortifications from the ancient world to the end of the nineteenth century.


      Imprint Name:Amber Books Ltd
      Publisher Name:Amber Books Ltd
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2017-08-14

      Additional information

      Weight1408 g
      Dimensions238 × 305 × 22 mm