The English Castle, 1066-1650
Hardcover
2011 · New Haven, Connecticut
by Goodall, John
New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 2011. Hardcover. VG (Boards are lightly edgeworn/scuffed/smudged/bumped; textblock edges are lightly scuffed/smudged; interior is clean; binding is solid.)/VG (DJ is lightly edgeworn/scuffed/smudged.). Black boards with gilt lettering on the spine; brown and photo-illustrated DJ, with brown and white lettering; xix, 548 pp.; richly illustrated. In this volume, which includes over 350 illustrations, John Goodall brings to life the history of the English castle over six centuries. In it he explores the varied architecture of these buildings and describes their changing role in warfare, politics, domestic living, and governance. -- from publisher description. (Inventory #: 196372)