Abandoned Castles - Couverture rigide

Connolly, Kieron

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 178274522X ISBN 13 : 9781782745228

Editeur : Amber Books, 2017

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

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 French Foreign Legion forts in Morocco to Norman motte and bailey 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 sixteenth century Fort St-Elme 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.

Biographie de l'auteur

A graduate from Edinburgh University and the National Film & Television School, Kieron Connolly has written for the Mail on Sunday and the Daily Mail, and has interviewed film-makers for movieScope Magazine.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Amber Books
• Date d'édition: 2017
• ISBN 10: 178274522X
• ISBN 13: 9781782745228
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 224