Main entry:

Toy, Sidney, author.

Title & Author:

Castles : their construction and history / Sidney Toy.

Edition:

Dover ed.

Publication:

New York : Dover Publications, 1985.

Description:

xiv, 241 pages : illustrations, plans ; 24 cm

Notes:
Reprint. Originally published: London : W. Heinemann, 1939.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The ancient fortresses of Babylon, Mesopotamia, Assyria, Asia Minor and Greece -- Fortifications of Greece and Rome, 300 B.C. To 200 B.C. -- Fortifications of the Levant, Rome, and Western Europe, 200 B.C. to 30 B.C. -- Fortifications of the Roman Empire -- Byzantine fortifications from the fifth to the tenth century -- Fortifications of Western Europe from the fifth to the eleventh century -- Rectangular keeps or donjons -- Byzantine and Saracen fortifications of the twelfth century -- Transitional keeps of the twelfth century -- Fortifications and buildings of the bailey in the eleventh and twelfth centuries -- Castles from about 1190 to 1270 -- Siege engines and siege operations of the Middle Ages -- Edwardian and contemporary castles -- Towns, fortified bridges, and towers -- Gatehouses and defences of the curtain during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries -- Development of the tower-house -- Sixteenth-century forts.

Summary:

The art of fortification had reached a high state of development even at the dawn of history. Powerful military works, dating from the remotest periods, have been found in Anatolia, Greece, Mesopotamia and Egypt. The medieval castle, with its aura of legend and romance, represents perhaps the most familiar form of a long-crucial art. This volume traces the history of the castle from its ancient roots through Roman times and the Middle Ages, to the fanciful chateaux of the sixteenth century. Profusely illustrated, it explores innovations in castle design, siege operations, artillery and other weapons, living conditions within the castle, and clearly explains features of construction. In addition, noted historian and fortification expert Sidney Toy takes the reader on a detailed guided tour of over 120 of the most famous castles and fortresses of Europe and the Middle East.--From publisher description.

Resources:
Publisher description
Table of contents

ISBN:

0486248984 (pbk.)
9780486248981 (pbk.)

Subject:

Fortification Europe History.
Fortification Middle East History.
Castles Europe History.
Castles Middle East History.
Castles
Fortification
Befestigung
Architektur
Geschichte
Europe
Middle East
Castles History Europe
Castles History Middle East
Fortification History Europe
Fortification History Middle East

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 9632
Call No.: ID:87-B24
Status: Available