Stephen Biesty's Castles
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Written by Meredith Hooper
48 pages |
About the Book
This splendid book of history tells the story of ten actual castles at a specific moment in the history of each. The castles presented—spanning the 12th to the 19th century—are from Europe, the Middle East and Japan.
Best-selling author Stephen Biesty, famous for his Incredible Cross-Sections books, here turns his attention to ten actual castles as they were on ten historic dates. (His 1994 book, Castle, focused on a single, imaginary castle.) In this new book he presents ten real castles, each at a precise historic moment from the 12th to the 19th century. A partial list includes: Chateau Gaillard, France, 1198; Krak des Chevaliers, Syria, 1271; Windsor Castle, England, 1344; Castel Sant’ Angelo, Italy, 1527; Osaka Castle, Japan, 1614.
Each castle is illustrated with fascinating precision over a double-page spread, followed by a lively and informative two-page account of the history of the castle in its time. The combination of illustration and text brings both history and architecture to life. This may be the best-ever book about castles.
