Stephen Biesty's Castles
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hooper, Meredith / Biesty, Stephen, PUBLISHER: Enchanted Lion ong>Bookong>s, ong>Bestong>-selling author, Stephen Biesty, famous for his "Incredible Cross-Sections" ong>bookong>s, has now turned his attention to ten actual castles, as ong>theong>y were on ten historic dates (his ong>bookong> "Castle" focused on a single, imaginary castle). In his new, nong>everong>-before-published ong>bookong>, Castles, he presents ten real castles each at a singular historic moment, from ong>theong> 12th to ong>theong> 19th century, in Europe, ong>theong> Middle East, and Japan. A partial list includes, Chateau Gaillard, France, ; Krak des Chevaliers, Syria, ; Windsor Castle, England, ; Castel Sant' Angelo, Italy, ; Osaka Castle, Japan, . Each castle is illustrated with fascinating precision over a double-page spread, followed by a lively and informative two-page account of ong>theong> history of ong>theong> castle in its time. ong>Theong> combination of illustration and text brings both history and architecture to life. This may be ong>theong> ong>bestong>-ong>everong> ong>bookong> about castles. Acquista Ora