| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 178 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps |
| Contents |
1. From Functionalism to Symbolism -- 2. Castles, Conquest and Authority -- 3. Architecture and Power -- 4. The Castle at War -- 5. Lordly Landscapes -- 6. Experiencing Castles: Iconography and Status -- 7. Rethinking the Castle Story |
| Summary |
"Castle studies have been transformed in recent years with a movement away from the traditional interpretation of castles as static military structures towards a wider view of castles as aesthetic symbols of power, with a more complicated relationship with the landscape. Supported by numerous colour photographs of the most 'tangible' remains of the Middle Ages, this clearly written and very accessible study makes the most current ideas about the role of the castle available to a wider and more general readership. Robert Liddiard discusses the history of castle building before and after the Norman Conquest, considering the Norman and medieval definition of the castle, and he reassesses the military defensive capabilities of castles, demolishing the idea that they were built in response to military policy. Instead, they proved a very effective means for aristocrats to display their status. Liddiard evaluates the role of the castle in warfare and the extent to which sieges played a part in conflicts before turning his attention to the varied role of the castle in the landscape (and in the lives of those who lived in and around it) and its relationship to its environment, arguing that the aesthetic setting of many castles was not a happy accident. Throughout, the study is supported by numerous case studies which examine the archaeological, architectural and historical evidence for numerous castles."-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-174) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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Castles -- England -- History -- To 1500
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Castles -- Wales -- History -- To 1500
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Architecture, Medieval -- Great Britain
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Architecture and society -- Great Britain
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Castles -- England.
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Castles -- Wales.
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Architecture and society
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Architecture, Medieval
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Castles
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Kastelen.
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| SUBJECT |
Great Britain -- History -- 1066-1687. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056742
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England
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Great Britain
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Wales
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781905119745 |
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1905119747 |
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9781905119769 |
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1905119763 |
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