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Unknown crusader castles / Kristian Molin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Molin, Kristian.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Castles--Latin Orient.
- Castles.
- Architecture, Medieval--Latin Orient.
- Architecture, Medieval.
- Military architecture--Latin Orient.
- Military architecture.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxii, 421 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Bloomsbury Publishing 2001
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The capture of Jerusalem by the ""First Crusade"" in 1099 heralded the beginning of an armed struggle in Palestine. It was a war dominated by the building, securing and besieging of castles. This work covers the military history of the crusades and investigates the role of a wide range of castles.
- Contents:
- pt. 1. The Holy Land, 1187-1291
- pt. 2. The Kingdom of Cyprus, 1191-1374
- pt. 3. Cilician Armenia, 1187-1375
- pt. 4. Frankish Greece, 1204-1380
- pt. 5. The non-military functions of fortifications.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 9786612024702
- 9781282024700
- 1282024701
- 9780826432018
- 0826432018
- OCLC:
- 319643410
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