A Few Well-Positioned Castles - Couverture souple

Prior, Stuart

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0752436511 ISBN 13 : 9780752436517

Editeur : Tempus, 2006

Synopsis

Despite years of military castle studies, and a recent shift in emphasis towards studying the political, social, economic, symbolic, iconographic or aesthetic considerations associated with castles, the strategies, tactics and stratagems that underpinned Norman castle warfare remain largley unexplored. This book outlines a strategic approach to castles, arguing that 'it was not what was built, but where it was built' that was the key to Norman success.

Castles are placed into context via landscape archaeology, and a study of contemporary and later sources. Historic military manuals are examined to establish strategic and tactical criteria, against which the positions of castles in the landscape can be tested and understood. Castle positioning in the landscapes of Somerset, Monmouthshire and Co. Meath is examined in detail, and the results integrated into historic narratives. Above all, the author argues, it is necessary to see the Normans as part of a wider European phenomenon that drew its inspiration from the Roman Empire.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Dr STUART PRIOR is a Lecturer in Archaeological Practice at the University of Bristol. He has a BA in Archaeology and an MA in Landscape Archaeology and in 2005 completed a PhD on Early Castles in the Landscape. Previous to this he worked as a professional contract archaeologist for nine years. Dr Prior is currently directing excavations at Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, and has published articles on both castle archaeology and experimental archaeology, which is his other passion.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Tempus
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0752436511
• ISBN 13: 9780752436517
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible