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HAWAII STATE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM
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Castles -- History.
Fortification -- History.
Architecture, Medieval.
Architecture, Modern.
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Castles : a history ...
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Castles : a history of fortified structures : ancient, medieval & modern / consultant editor, Charles Stephenson.
New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 2011.
Subjects
Castles -- History.
Fortification -- History.
Architecture, Medieval.
Architecture, Modern.
ISBN:
9780312541408 (softcover) :
0312541406 (softcover)
Description:
288 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 26 cm.
Edition:
1st U.S. ed.
Contents:
Section 1: The Ancient World. Ancient near East ; Ancient Europe -- Section 2: Western castles of the Middle Ages. Early British medieval castles, 1066-1200 ; Late British medieval castles, 1200-1500 ; French medieval castles -- Section 3: Eastern castles of the Middle Ages & Early Modern Period. Islamic & Crusader castles ; Russian Kremlins ; Indian fortresses -- Section 4: Castles of East Asia. Chinese walls ; Japanese castles -- Section 5: Responses to gunpowder ; North American colonial forts ; Eighteenth-century artillery fortresses ; Modern navel fortresses ; Polygonal forts -- Glossary -- Resources -- Gazetteer.
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Examines the development and function of castle, forts, walls, fortifications, and fortified cities throughout history.
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Kailua Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
728.81 Ca
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Kailua-Kona Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
728.81 Ca
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Kapolei Public Library
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