{"product_id":"9780486137575","title":"Castles and Warfare in the Middle Ages","description":"This profusely illustrated and thoroughly researched book describes in detail the diverse methods used to attack and defend castles during the Middle Ages. In a groundbreaking study — the first to shed light on the purpose, construction techniques, and effectiveness of medieval fortifications, noted nineteenth-century architect and writer Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc discusses such architectural elements as dungeons, keeps, battlements, and drawbridges. In addition to describing a vast number of European structures — among them fortifications at Carcassonne, Paris, Avignon, Vincennes, Lubeck, Milan, and Nuremberg — he examines the use of artillery and trenches, as well as such weapons as battering rams, mines, and the long-bow. \u003cbr\u003eA concise, scholarly reference for architectural historians, this absorbing history will appeal as well to medievalists, military buffs, and anyone interested in the evolution and development of the castle.","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47122741035248,"sku":"9780486137575","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780486137575_p0.jpg?v=1763708239","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780486137575","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}