Medieval Architecture and Its Intellectual Context

Medieval Architecture and Its Intellectual Context
Author: E. C. Fernie
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 348
Release: 1990-01-01
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9781852850340

Medieval Architecture and its Intellectual Context reflects the range of Peter Kidson's own interests and are united in following his approach to medieval architecture and art: a determination to see buildings and objects in the intellectual terms of the time in which they were created.

Understanding the Castle Ruins of England and Wales

Understanding the Castle Ruins of England and Wales
Author: Lise Hull
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2016-03-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 1476665974

Medieval castles were not just showcases for the royal and powerful, they were also the centerpieces of many people's daily lives. A travel guide as well as a historical text, this volume looks at castles not just as ruined buildings, but as part of the cultural and scenic landscape. The 88 photographs illustrate the different architectural concepts and castle features discussed in the text. The book includes glossaries of terminology, an appendix listing all the castles mentioned and their locations, notes, bibliography and index.

The Wars of the Roses

The Wars of the Roses
Author: Anthony Goodman
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 310
Release: 1990
Genre: Great Britain
ISBN: 0415052645

First published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Behind the Castle Gate

Behind the Castle Gate
Author: Matthew Johnson
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2013-04-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 1135135657

In this engaging book Matthew Johnson looks 'behind the castle gate' to discover the truth about castles in England at the end of the Middle Ages. Traditional studies have seen castles as compromises between the needs of comfort and of defence, and as statements of wealth or power or both. By encouraging the reader to view castles in relation to their inhabitants, Matthew Johnson uncovers a whole new vantage point. He shows how castles functioned as stage-settings against which people played out roles of lord and servant, husband and wife, father and son. Building, rebuilding and living in a castle was as complex an experience as a piece of medieval art. Behind the Castle Gate brings castles and their inhabitants alive. Combining ground-breaking scholarship with fascinating narratives it will be read avidly by all with an interest in castles.