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Arundel Castleby A.G. RobinsonISBN 0850339049 (0-85033-904-9)
Softcover, David Brown Book Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Arundel Castle'Book summary:Arundel Castle is a great Norman and medieval fortification, built after 1067 on the same plan and at the same time as Windsor. Its revival as a country house in the late-Georgian era added one of the best preserved Gothick interiors, while the late 19th-century reconstruction of the residential part makes it the largest and grandest Victorian house in England. [via]
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The Battle for the Castleby Elizabeth WinthropISBN 0823410102 (0-8234-1010-2)
Hardcover, Holiday House
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Castleby David MacaulayISBN 0395329205 (0-395-32920-5)
Softcover, Walter Lorraine
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Castle'Book summary:Imagine yourself in 13th-century England. King Edward I has just named the fictitious Kevin le Strange to be the Lord of Aberwyvern--"a rich but rebellious area of Northwest Wales." Lord Kevin's first task is to oversee the construction of a strategically placed castle and town in order to assure that England can "dominate the Welsh once and for all." And a story is born! In the Caldecott Honor Book Castle, David Macaulay--author, illustrator, former architect and teacher--sets his sights on the creation and destiny of Lord Kevin's magnificent castle perched on a bluff overlooking the sea. Brick by brick, tool by tool, worker by worker, we witness the methodical construction of a castle through exquisitely detailed pen-and-ink illustrations. Children who love to know how things work especially appreciate Macaulay's passion for process and engineering. Moats, arrow loops, plumbing, dungeons, and weaponry are all explained in satisfying detail. This talented author also has a keen sense of irony and tragedy, which is played out in the intricacies of the human story: a castle can be built as a fortress, but ultimately it becomes obsolete when humans discover that cooperation works best. (Ages 9 and older) --Gail Hudson [via]
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- Castle: ISBN 0395257840 (0-395-25784-0)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin - Castles: ISBN 0553050664 (0-553-05066-4)
Hardcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group - Castles: ISBN 0681418079 (0-681-41807-9)
Hardcover, Longmeadow Pr - Castle: ISBN 0808507656 (0-8085-0765-6)
Hardcover, Bt Bound - Castle: ISBN 0395329205 (0-395-32920-5)
Softcover, Walter Lorraine
- Castle: ISBN 0395257840 (0-395-25784-0)
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Castleby Christopher Gravett, Geoff DannISBN 0756606594 (0-7566-0659-4)
Hardcover, Dk Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Castle'Book summary:Full-color photos. Take a look behind the walls of these fascinating fortresses and learn how they were built to house hundreds of people and animals; how a young boy rose from lowly page to noble knight; and what life was like for the castle residents. [via]
Castle Diaryby Richard Platt, Chris RiddellISBN 0763621641 (0-7636-2164-1)
Softcover, Candlewick Pr
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The Castle in the Atticby Elizabeth Winthrop, Trina Schart HymanISBN 0823405796 (0-8234-0579-6)
Hardcover, Holiday House
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Castle of Britainby Ron JohnsonISBN 0297795740 (0-297-79574-0)
Hardcover, Trafalgar Square
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Castlesby Philip SteeleISBN 1856975479 (1-85697-547-9)
Hardcover, Kingfisher Books
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Castlesby Alan LeeISBN 0070372802 (0-07-037280-2)
Softcover, Bdd Promotional Book Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Castles'Book summary:Great read for any enthusiast! [via]
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Castlesby Claude Delafosse, Gallimard Jeunesse, Claude Millet, Denise Millet, Nancy E. KrulikISBN 0590463772 (0-590-46377-2)
Hardcover, Scholastic
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Castles'Book summary:Unlike any other books on the market, the illustrations in First Discovery Books change right before the reader's eyes--all with the turn of a transparent page. Readers can lift a heavy iron gate that stands at the castle entrance, stand among jousting knights, and peer into a dark dungeon! Full color. [via]
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Castlesby Donald SommervilleISBN 0831717513 (0-8317-1751-3)
Hardcover, Smithmark Pub
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Castlesby Outlet Book Company Staff, Random House Value Publishing StaffISBN 0517261960 (0-517-26196-0)
Hardcover, Random House Value Publishing
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Castlesby Stephanie Turnbull, Colin King, Adam LarcumISBN 0794503209 (0-7945-0320-9)
Softcover, Edc Pub
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Castles and Castle Towns of Great Britainby David MountfieldISBN 1851709487 (1-85170-948-7)
Hardcover, Studio Editions
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Castles and Fortressesby Robin S. OgginsISBN 1567990959 (1-56799-095-9)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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Castles in Italyby Konemann StaffISBN 382901578X (3-8290-1578-X)
Hardcover, Konemann
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Castles of Britainby Outlet Book Company Staff, Random House Value Publishing StaffISBN 0517275449 (0-517-27544-9)
Hardcover, Random House Value Publishing
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Castles of England Scotland and Wales: A Guide and Gazetteerby Nathaniel HarrisISBN 054001219X (0-540-01219-X)
Softcover, Sheridan House Inc
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Castles of England, Scotland and Walesby Paul JohnsonISBN 1841880884 (1-84188-088-4)
Softcover, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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- Castles of England, Scotland and Wales: ISBN 0060923512 (0-06-092351-2)
Softcover, Harpercollins - Castles of England, Scotland and Wales: ISBN 0753802627 (0-7538-0262-7)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc - Castles of England, Scotland and Wales: ISBN 1841880884 (1-84188-088-4)
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Castles of Europeby Geoffrey HindleyISBN 0600016358 (0-600-01635-8)
Hardcover, Hamlyn
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Castles of the World Coloring Bookby A. G. SmithISBN 0486251861 (0-486-25186-1)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Castles of the World Coloring Book'Book summary:[via]This carefully researched coloring book offers a fascinating pictorial survey of castles in varying styles from Great Britain, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Japan, and other countries. Detailed drawings of 31 world-famous structures, including Windsor, Edinburgh, Caernarvon, Krak des Chevaliers, Neuschwanstein, Pierrefonds, and more. Captions provide background information on each castle's history, construction, and inhabitants.More editions of Castles of the World Coloring Book:
The Castles of Wales: Castellu Cymruby Alan Scott ReidISBN 0540070521 (0-540-07052-1)
Hardcover, G. Philip
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Castles Pyramids & Palacesby C YoungISBN 074600463X (0-7460-0463-X)
Softcover, Edc Pub
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Castles: Their Construction and Historyby Sidney ToyISBN 0486248984 (0-486-24898-4)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Castles: Their Construction and History'Book summary:Concise, scholarly survey traces castle development from ancient roots in the Levant, through Roman times and the Middle Ages. Nearly 200 photographs and drawings illustrate moats, keeps, baileys, and many other features. Covers Caernarvon Castle and Dover castle, Hadrian's Wall, the Tower of London, and dozens more. 199 black-and-white illustrations. Preface. Index. Footnotes.[via]More editions of Castles: Their Construction and History:
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Castles to Cut Out and Put TogetherISBN 0883880881 (0-88388-088-1)
Softcover, Bellerophon Books
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Castles: Written by Philip Wilkinsonby Philip WilkinsonISBN 0789420473 (0-7894-2047-3)
Softcover, Dk Pub
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Cathedrals of England, Scotland, and Walesby Paul JohnsonISBN 0060164360 (0-06-016436-0)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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Country Life Book of Houses and Caby Outlet Book Company Staff, Random House Value Publishing StaffISBN 0517468069 (0-517-46806-9)
Hardcover, Random House Value Publishing
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Cut and Assemble a Crusader Castle in Full Color: The Krak Des Chevaliers in Syriaby A. G. SmithISBN 0486252000 (0-486-25200-0)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Cut and Assemble a Medieval Castleby A. G. SmithISBN 0486246639 (0-486-24663-9)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cut and Assemble a Medieval Castle'Book summary:Your imagination and this authentic replica of a medieval castle will carry you back to days when brave knights rode on handsome steeds, great halls echoed sounds of merry feasting and heraldic banners waved above parapets.Connected through legend and ceremony with the Princes of Wales, Caernarvon Castle was begun in 1283 by Edward I and has stood for seven centuries. Now you can recreate the glory of Caernarvon Castle with this full-color, three-dimensional model accurately rendered on heavy card stockplete step-by-step instructions and exploded diagrams explain how to cut, fold and assemble the walls, towers, gates, courtyard and ramps. Dozens of armored knights and humbly dressed peasants - all drawn to scale - are ready to set on ramparts, in courtyards and around the castle. You'll even find crested flags to fly from parapets. An informative text provides historical information about the castle, its history and inhabitants.Model builders, paper crafters of all ages and anyone interested in medieval history will delight in creating this inexpensive facsimile of one of Europe's mightiest castles. [via]
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The Devil's Dreamby Lee SmithISBN 0345382919 (0-345-38291-9)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Devil's Dream'Book summary:"She writes lyric, luminous prose; her craft is so strong it becomes transparent, and, like the best of storytellers, she knows how to get out of the way so that the story can tell itself."
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Moses Bailey, a preacher's son, forbade his fiddle-loving wife Kate Malone to play. But while he was gone on his travels, looking for God, Kate couldn't help herself, and began fiddling for her three children. For the love of music, Kate is willing to defy anyone who tries to stop her. From generation to generation, the gift and love of music cannot be stopped, and no Malone is immune from its spell. [via]More editions of The Devil's Dream:
English Castles: A Guide by Countiesby Adrian PettiferISBN 0851157823 (0-85115-782-3)
Softcover, Boydell & Brewer, Incorporated
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Howl's Moving Castleby Diana Wynne JonesISBN 006441034X (0-06-441034-X)
Softcover, Greenwillow
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Howl's Moving Castle'Book summary:In the land of Ingary, such things as spells, invisible cloaks, and seven-league boots were everyday things. The Witch of the Waste was another matter.
After fifty years of quiet, it was rumored that the Witch was about to terrorize the country again. So when a moving black castle, blowing dark smoke from its four thin turrets, appeared on the horizon, everyone thought it was the Witch. The castle, however, belonged to Wizard Howl, who, it was said, liked to suck the souls of young girls.
The Hatter sisters--Sophie, Lettie, and Martha--and all the other girls were warned not to venture into the streets alone. But that was only the beginning.
In this giant jigsaw puzzle of a fantasy, people and things are never quite what they seem. Destinies are intertwined, identities exchanged, lovers confused. The Witch has placed a spell on Howl. Does the clue to breaking it lie in a famous poem? And what will happen to Sophie Hatter when she enters Howl's castle?
Diana Wynne Jones's entrancing fantasy is filled with surprises at every turn, but when the final stormy duel between the Witch and the Wizard is finished, all the pieces fall magically into place. [via]
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- Howl's Moving Castle: ISBN 0441346642 (0-441-34664-2)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group - Howl's Moving Castle: ISBN 0060298812 (0-06-029881-2)
Hardcover, Greenwillow - Howl's Moving Castle: ISBN 0688062334 (0-688-06233-4)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books - Howl's Moving Castle: ISBN 006441034X (0-06-441034-X)
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- Howl's Moving Castle: ISBN 0441346642 (0-441-34664-2)
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I Capture the Castleby Dodie SmithISBN 1860491022 (1-86049-102-2)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square
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› Find signed collectible books: 'I Capture the Castle'Book summary:Seventeen-year-old Cassandra Mortmain wants to become a writer. Trouble is, she's the daughter of a once-famous author with a severe case of writer's block. Her family--beautiful sister Rose, brooding father James, ethereal stepmother Topaz--is barely scraping by in a crumbling English castle they leased when times were good. Now there's very little furniture, hardly any food, and just a few pages of notebook paper left to write on. Bravely making the best of things, Cassandra gets hold of a journal and begins her literary apprenticeship by refusing to face the facts. She writes, "I have just remarked to Rose that our situation is really rather romantic, two girls in this strange and lonely house. She replied that she saw nothing romantic about being shut up in a crumbling ruin surrounded by a sea of mud."
Rose longs for suitors and new tea dresses while Cassandra scorns romance: "I know all about the facts of life. And I don't think much of them." But romantic isolation comes to an end both for the family and for Cassandra's heart when the wealthy, adventurous Cotton family takes over the nearby estate. Cassandra is a witty, pensive, observant heroine, just the right voice for chronicling the perilous cusp of adulthood. Some people have compared I Capture the Castle to the novels of Jane Austen, and it's just as well-plotted and witty. But the Mortmains are more bohemian--as much like the Addams Family as like any of Austen's characters. Dodie Smith, author of 101 Dalmations, wrote this novel in 1948. And though the story is set in the 1930s, it still feels fresh, and well deserves its reputation as a modern classic. --Maria Dolan [via]
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- I Capture the Castle: ISBN 0312201656 (0-312-20165-6)
Softcover, St Martins Pr - I Capture the Castle: ISBN 031231616X (0-312-31616-X)
Softcover, St Martins Pr - I Capture the Castle: ISBN 0312993021 (0-312-99302-1)
Softcover, St. Martin's Press - I Capture the Castle: ISBN 0613423321 (0-613-42332-1)
Hardcover, Bt Bound - I Capture the Castle: ISBN 0312974175 (0-312-97417-5)
Softcover, St Martins Pr - I Capture the Castle: ISBN 0312181108 (0-312-18110-8)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr - I Capture the Castle: ISBN 0434713503 (0-434-71350-3)
Hardcover, Heinemann - I Capture the Castle: ISBN 1860491022 (1-86049-102-2)
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- I Capture the Castle: ISBN 0312201656 (0-312-20165-6)
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The Keepby Jennifer EganISBN 1400043921 (1-4000-4392-1)
Hardcover, Alfred a Knopf Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Keep'Book summary:In Jennifer Egan's deliciously creepy new novel, two cousins reunite twenty years after a childhood prank gone wrong changed their lives and sent them on their separate ways. "Cousin Howie," the formerly uncool, strange, and pasty ("he looked like a guy the sun wouldn't touch") cousin has become a blond, tan, and married millionaire with a generous spirit. He invites his cousin Danny (who as an insecure teenager left him hurt and helpless in a cave for three days) to help him renovate an old castle in Germany. To reveal too much would ruin the story, just know that The Keep is a wonderfully weird read--a touch experimental in terms of narrative, with a hefty dose of gothic tension and mystery--balanced by an intimate and mesmerizing look at how the past haunts us in different ways. --Daphne Durham
10 Second Interview: A Few Words with Jennifer Egan
Q: What is your writing process like? Has it differed from book to book?
A: My writing process seems to be a strange one, at least compared with other writers I've talked to. I begin with very little: usually just a strong sense of time and place--of atmosphere--and a few abstract notions that I want to explore. In the case of The Keep, I had a yen to set a book in what I'll call a gothic environment: an isolated, crumbling structure whose heyday is long past, and where eerie things begin to happen. As for the notions, I was curious about telecommunications: the way that cell phones and the Internet have made so many of us accustomed to nearly constant disembodied communication--a state traditionally associated with supernatural experience. I loved the idea of letting modern telecommunications collide with a gothic environment and seeing what would happen.I write by hand--usually one long draft that I scribble out quickly (5-10 pages a day) and poorly. I do this almost completely from the gut, with very little sense of where I'm going. It's often in the process of this almost unconscious writing that I discover characters and action. When the first draft is done, I type it into the computer (the parts I can read anyway; I have wretched handwriting) and see what I've got. Not a word of that first draft usually makes it anywhere near the final draft--which, in the case of some chapters of Look at Me, my last novel, was sixty to seventy drafts later. I edit by hand on a hard copy, then type in the changes and print it out again for further editing. The writing itself always remains instinctive, but there is a strong analytical counterpart, when I figure out what I'm doing in terms of plot, characters, thematic underpinnings, and then scheme about how I can do it better. I save every draft until a book is done; a towering pile of paper that I eventually, joyfully, recycle.
Q: Some of the most powerful (and terrifying) moments in the book deal with claustrophobia. Are you claustrophobic?
A: I almost never write about myself, or things that have happened in my own life, or about people I know. I like to make all of it up--or at least, I think I'm making it up, until later I realize how much of my own experience has crept into my books, disguised even from me. For example: I'm not claustrophobic, but I've certainly been paranoid, and the two are closely linked. I wanted to capture the way that paranoia (like claustrophobia) can instantly turn a benign environment into an unmitigated nightmare. One question is always at the center of such experiences: is this real, or am I making it up? We live in very paranoid times. I was interested in the way paranoia can make someone turn threatening and aggressive in exactly the ways they perceive the world to be. They become the very monster they fear.
Q: What author/s have inspired you?
A: In the big, long-term ways: Lawrence Sterne, Jane Austen, Edith Wharton, Emile Zola, George Eliot, Robert Stone, Don DeLillo, Jean Rhys.
For The Keep, the list is slightly different. There are some fantastic (and totally insane) Gothic novels that I had a ball reading: Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto, Charles Maturin's Melmoth the Wanderer, Ann Radcliffe's The Mysteries of Udolpho, Matthew Lewis's The Monk--those are all 18th century books--and then from the 19th century, Wilkie Collins's The Woman in White, which is an absolutely drop-dead great thriller.
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The Knight at Dawnby Mary Osborne, Sal MurdoccaISBN 067982412X (0-679-82412-X)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Knight at Dawn'Book summary:Jack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade seriesthe Magic Tree House!
A castle with a secret passage!
That's what Jack and Annie find when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to the Middle Ages for another wild adventure. In the Great Hall of the castle, a feast is under way. But Jack and Annie aren't exactly welcome guests!
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Hardcover, Bt Bound
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Knights and Castle'Book summary:FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Jack and Annie look at knights, armor, and life in a castle. [via]
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Life in a Medieval Castleby Frances Gies, Joseph GiesISBN 069000561X (0-690-00561-X)
Hardcover, Crowell
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Life in a Medieval Castleby Joseph GiesISBN 006090674X (0-06-090674-X)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Life in the Castle in Medieval Englandby John Frederick BurkeISBN 0517405113 (0-517-40511-3)
Hardcover, Random House Value Pub
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Hardcover, Rowman and Littlefield - Life in the Castle in Medieval England: ISBN 0517405113 (0-517-40511-3)
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Living in Castle Timesby Robyn GeeISBN 0860206211 (0-86020-621-1)
Softcover, Edc Pub
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Looking at a Castleby Brian Davison, Peter DennisISBN 0394891856 (0-394-89185-6)
Hardcover, Random House Children's Books
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Softcover, Peter Bedrick Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Medieval Castle'Book summary:Step inside a medieval castle and discover for yourself what it was like to live and work inside its massive walls. Superb illustrations and thoroughly researched information provide a vivid and intimate look at every aspect of castle life. You will see the craftsmen and builders at work, witness a great dinner in the main hall, learn about the life of the lord and lady, learn how a page became a knight, and more. [via]
Medieval Castleby Marjorie ReevesISBN 0582003814 (0-582-00381-4)
Softcover, Longman Trade/Caroline House
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The Medieval Castle: Life in a Fortress in Peace and Warby Philip WarnerISBN 0141390700 (0-14-139070-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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The Medieval Castle:Life in a Fortress in Peace and War: Life in a Fortress in Peace and Warby Philip WarnerISBN 0213764458 (0-213-76445-8)
Hardcover, Barker
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Medieval Castles of Irelandby David SweetmanISBN 1898256756 (1-898256-75-6)
Hardcover, Collins Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Medieval Castles of Ireland'Book summary:`The definitive book on the archaeology of Irish castles.' TERRY BARRY, Trinity College Dublin. The great age of Irish castle-building began with the arrival of the Anglo-Normans, traditionally dated to 1169, and continued right up to the seventeenth century. This account of the development of Irish castles proceeds chronologically from the large earthwork and stone castles introduced by the Anglo-Normans, through the later medieval hall houses and tower houses, to the strong houses and fortified houses which marked the end of the medieval period. Blarney Castle (County Cork) and Bunratty Castle (County Limerick) are famous surviving examples of medieval castle-building, but as this book shows, they are in good company, and there are many others to be found in whole or in part throughout the country. The volume is lavishly illustrated with 200 original drawings and photographs. [via]
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Medieval Fortress: Castles, Forts and Walled Cities of the Middle Agesby J. E. Kaufmann, H. W. KaufmannISBN 1580970621 (1-58097-062-1)
Hardcover, Perseus Books Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Medieval Fortress: Castles, Forts and Walled Cities of the Middle Ages'Book summary:The castles of the Medieval world continue to interest readers, both as architectural wonders and because of their dramatic role in world history. The general public is largely unaware of just how many castles survive today or over how wide an area of Europe and the Middle East they are to be found.Fortifications specialist J.E. and H.W. Kaufmann and technical artist Robert Jurga (authors of the acclaimed Fortress Europe: European Fortifications of World War II) have once again combined European sources and personal observations to present a unique portrait of military architecture. They reveal how the medieval fortress combined both Roman and barbarian features, with some influences from as far away as China. Detailed coverage is given for castles in the British Isles, France, Germany, Moorish Spain, and as far east as Poland and Russia, as well as Muslim and Crusader castles in the Middle East.The Medieval Fortress covers the origin and evolution of the castles and other walled defenses, their major components, and the reasons for their eventual decline, which was not solely due to the introduction of gunpowder. Also receiving extensive coverage are the weapons and equipment of garrisons and besieging troops. Over a hundred photographs and 150 extraordinarily detailed technical drawings accompany the main text, which also takes an in-depth look at representative castles of each major type.[via]More editions of Medieval Fortress: Castles, Forts and Walled Cities of the Middle Ages:
Medieval Lifeby Andrew LangleyISBN 0756607043 (0-7566-0704-3)
Hardcover, Dk Pub
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The Middle Ages ran from the end of the Dark Ages to the Renaissance in the 15th century. This collection of superb photographs brings vividly to life rural and town life during that era - including the life of a peasant "tied to the soil," the power of the Church, and the rise of trade guilds. Starting with a description of the feudal system that existed in much of Europe, the book features artifacts, costumes, furniture, and building to illustrate daily medieval life. Discover the hardships of life on the land, as well as the magnificent tournaments of the royal court. Learn how food was prepared and served at a great banquet. See the illuminated chronicles kept by scholarly monks, and how master craftworkers used their skills to decorate the great cathedrals. Packed with fascinating facts, Medieval Life is a unique and compelling introduction to the people and culture of the Middle Ages. [via]More editions of Medieval Life:
- Medieval Life: ISBN 0756607051 (0-7566-0705-1)
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Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books - Medieval Life: ISBN 0789460386 (0-7894-6038-6)
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The Pillars of the Earthby Ken FollettISBN 0451166892 (0-451-16689-2)
Softcover, Signet
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A spellbinding epic tale of ambition, anarchy, and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England, this is Ken Follett's historical masterpiece.
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- The Pillars of the Earth: ISBN 0451207149 (0-451-20714-9)
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See Inside a Castleby R.J. Unstead, Richard Hook, Brian Lewis, Dan EscottISBN 0531190110 (0-531-19011-0)
Hardcover, Scholastic Library Pub
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Siege : Castles at Warby Daniel Diehl, Mark DonnellyISBN 0878332138 (0-87833-213-8)
Hardcover, Taylor Trade Publishing
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Stephen Biesty's Cross-Sections Castleby Richard Platt, Stephen BiestyISBN 1564584674 (1-56458-467-4)
Hardcover, Dk Pub
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The Usborne Book of Castles: Internet-Linkedby Lesley Sims, Jane Chisholm, Stephen Wright, Andrea Slane, Ian McNee, Dominic GroebnerISBN 0794501443 (0-7945-0144-3)
Softcover, Edc Pub
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What Were Castles For?by Phil Roxbee Cox, Annabel Spenceley, Sue StittISBN 0794501788 (0-7945-0178-8)
Softcover, Edc Pub
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Windsor Castle: Official Guidebookby John Martin RobinsonISBN 1902163346 (1-902163-34-6)
Softcover, Antique Collectors Club Ltd
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El Caballero Del Alba/the Knight At Dawnby Marcela Brovelli, Sal MurdoccaISBN 1930332505 (1-930332-50-5)
Softcover, Lectorum Pubns
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Los Pilares de la Tierra / The Pillars of the Earthby Ken FollettISBN 8497592905 (84-9759-290-5)
Softcover, Debolsillo
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Los Pilares de la Tierra / The Pillars of the Earth'Book summary:Situado en la Inglaterra del siglo XII, el clásico medieval de Ken Follett nos transporta a la ciudad de Kingsbridge, donde contra un trasfondo de luchas religiosas, se alza una gloriosa catedral gótica y se entrecruzan las vidas y ambiciones de cinco hombres y mujeres, creando una hechizante historia de poder, amor y muerte.Los pilares de la Tierra es el hechizante bestseller de Ken Follett y constituye una excepcional evocación de una época de reyes, damas, caballeros, castillos, pugnas feudales, y sobre todo, violentas pasiones. [via]
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