Stephen Biesty's Castles - Couverture rigide

Hooper, Meredith

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0340844019 ISBN 13 : 9780340844014

Editeur : Hodder Children's Books, 2004

Synopsis

This work is a truly remarkable portrait of ten real castles in history. Stephen Biesty's world-renowned illustrations combine grandeur of scale with breathtaking detail. Meredith Hooper brings the castles to life by introducing their knights and kitchenmaids, sultans and samurai, soldiers and spies, and telling the amazing stories of their dungeons and secret passageways, towers and toilets. Together, they recreate the real lives of castles as never before. Castles featured: Chateau Gaillard, Windsor, Krak des Chevaliers, Caernarfon, Bodiam, Castel Sant' Angelo, Chambord, Tower of London, Osaka and Neuschwanstein.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Illustrator: Stephen Biesty studied illustration, specialising in historical and architectural drawings. He achieved international fame with his enormously popular 'Incredible Cross Sections' books, which have sold over 2 million copies worldwide and have won numerous awards. His illustrations are unrivalled for their ambitious scope and extraordinary attention to detail. Author: Meredith Hooper grew up in Australia and came to the UK to do a post-graduate degree at Oxford. She is the author of many remarkable books for children, acclaimed for the way they distil a wealth of research into writing which is both simple and powerful.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Hodder Children's Books
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0340844019
• ISBN 13: 9780340844014
• Reliure: Relié
• Illustrateur: Biesty Stephen
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 48
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible