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Early European Castles (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781780930312)
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xMedieval castles were, alongside the great cathedrals, the most recognisable buildings of the medieval world. Closely associated with concepts of justice, lordship and authority as well as military might, castles came to encapsulate the period's very essence.
Looking at above and below-ground evidence and examining a wide variety of sites - from towering donjons to earth and timber castles - in different parts of western Europe, this book explores the relationship between early castle building and the emergence of a new aristocracy and investigates the impact of authority on the organisation of the landscape.
A particular focus is on the social context of early private fortifications: Europe's earliest castles came to embody a new and radically different form of power - an aristocratic authority that was highly personal in nature, glaringly visible in its presence, and enforceable through violence, both threatened and real. The volume reassesses traditional models of castle origins; examines aspects of elite lifestyle in and around these structures, including pastimes and diet; considers medieval visual experiences of sites and their settings; and explores some future directions for research.
Author: Oliver Creighton
ISBN-10: 1780930313
ISBN-13: 9781780930312
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Language: English
Published: 05/24/2012
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.48lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.30w x 0.60d
Review Citation(s):
Choice 01/01/2013
Looking at above and below-ground evidence and examining a wide variety of sites - from towering donjons to earth and timber castles - in different parts of western Europe, this book explores the relationship between early castle building and the emergence of a new aristocracy and investigates the impact of authority on the organisation of the landscape.
A particular focus is on the social context of early private fortifications: Europe's earliest castles came to embody a new and radically different form of power - an aristocratic authority that was highly personal in nature, glaringly visible in its presence, and enforceable through violence, both threatened and real. The volume reassesses traditional models of castle origins; examines aspects of elite lifestyle in and around these structures, including pastimes and diet; considers medieval visual experiences of sites and their settings; and explores some future directions for research.
Author: Oliver Creighton
ISBN-10: 1780930313
ISBN-13: 9781780930312
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Language: English
Published: 05/24/2012
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.48lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.30w x 0.60d
Review Citation(s):
Choice 01/01/2013
By Oliver Creighton
xOliver Creighton is Associate Professor in Archaeology at the University of Exeter. He is the author of Designs upon the Land: Elite Landscapes of the Middle Ages (2009), Castles and Landscapes (2002 and 2005), (with R.A. Higham) Medieval Town Walls: A Social History and Archaeology of Urban Defence (2005) and Medieval Castles (2003).
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