Unknown Crusader Castles

Author : Kristian Molin
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 461 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2001-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780826432018

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The capture of Jerusalem by the First Crusade in 1099 signalled the beginning of an armed struggle in Palestine and throughout the Eastern Mediterranean which lasted until the 15th century. It was a war dominated by the building, securing and besieging of castles rather than by pitched battles. Kristian Molin covers the military history of the crusades on a wider geographical scale than previous historians, taking in Armenia, Cyprus and Greece as well as the Holy Land. He also shows the role of castles as administrative, judicial and social centres in times of peace as well as in war. "Unknown Crusader Castles" provides a fresh perspective on the history of the crusades.

Author : Hugh Kennedy
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0521799139

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A general illustrated account of the history and architecture of Crusader castles.

Author : Ronnie Ellenblum
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2007-01-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781139462556

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Crusader Castles and Modern Histories by Ronnie Ellenblum Pdf

For the last 150 years the historiography of the Crusades has been dominated by nationalist and colonialist discourses in Europe and the Levant. These modern histories have interpreted the Crusades in terms of dichotomous camps, Frankish and Muslim. In this revisionist study, Ronnie Ellenblum presents an interpretation of Crusader historiography that instead defines military and architectural relations between the Franks, local Christians, Muslims and Turks in terms of continuous dialogue and mutual influence. Through close analysis of siege tactics, defensive strategies and the structure and distribution of Crusader castles, Ellenblum relates patterns of crusader settlement to their environment and demonstrates the influence of opposing cultures on tactics and fortifications. He argues that fortifications were often built according to economic and geographic considerations rather than for strategic reasons or to protect illusory 'frontiers', and that Crusader castles are the most evident expression of a cultural dialogue between east and west.

Author : Robin Fedden,John Adam Thomson
Publisher : London : J. Murray
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1957
Category : Castles
ISBN : UCSC:32106012331648

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Crusader Castles by Robin Fedden,John Adam Thomson Pdf

Author : Thomas Edward Lawrence
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Architecture, Medieval
ISBN : UOM:39015014867413

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Crusader Castles by Thomas Edward Lawrence Pdf

This is a new edition (the first since 1936) of the classic text on Crusader castles and their relation to Western military architecture written by T.E. Lawrence in 1910. This volume reproduces Lawrence's text, drawings, and photographs; provides a new introduction, critical notes, and index; and reassesses in light of recent scholarship Lawrence's controversial claim that Crusader castles of the 12th century owed more to castles in the West than to anything the Franks found in the East, and that western military architecture absorbed little or nothing from the Orient before the 12th century.

Author : Stephen Turnbull
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2011-12-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780962177

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Crusader Castles of the Teutonic Knights (1) by Stephen Turnbull Pdf

ALSO AVAILABLE TO BUY AS AN E-BOOK. Throughout their stormy history the Teutonic Knights of Germany have always been the most controversial brotherhood ever to call themselves 'Knights of Christ'.They were the most warlike of the religious orders, and this is reflected in the architecture they left behind. In contrast to the Templars who are remembered for their churches, the Teutonic memorials are the magnificent brick-built castles they built as a result of their conquest of Prussia between 1230 and 1380. Many of these dramatic fortresses still exist today in what is now Poland and provide a unique example of an architectural style that closely reflects the nature of the Order.

Author : Stephen Turnbull
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2011-03-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781849080101

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Crusader Castles of the Teutonic Knights (1) by Stephen Turnbull Pdf

Throughout their stormy history the Teutonic Knights of Germany have always been the most controversial brotherhood ever to call themselves 'Knights of Christ'.They were the most warlike of the religious orders, and this is reflected in the architecture they left behind. In contrast to the Templars who are remembered for their churches, the Teutonic memorials are the magnificent brick-built castles they built as a result of their conquest of Prussia between 1230 and 1380. Many of these dramatic fortresses still exist today in what is now Poland and provide a unique example of an architectural style that closely reflects the nature of the Order.

Author : Thomas Edward Lawrence
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1123259405

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Crusader Castles by Thomas Edward Lawrence Pdf

Author : Michael S Fulton
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2024-03-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781399091299

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Crusader Castle by Michael S Fulton Pdf

The formidable strongholds built by the crusaders are among the most iconic castles of the Middle Ages. These mighty structures offer fascinating insights into the lives of those who built and occupied them, and the role they played in the region’s deep history of conflict. The castle of Kerak, in modern Jordan, is one of the largest, most imposing and best preserved of them all, and Michael Fulton’s detailed, authoritative and highly illustrated account is the ideal guide to it. His close analysis of the fabric of this monumental building, and his description of the centuries of conflict associated with it, make absorbing reading. He takes the reader through the early military history of the castle – from the time it was constructed in the 1140s by Pagan the Butler, through the provocative actions of Reynald of Châtillon and Saladin’s capture of the castle in 1188. He also recounts its later history under Muslim rule, when the castle served as a treasury for the Ayyubid and Mamluk sultans of Egypt. Falling into decline under the Ottomans, Kerak has since regained its importance as a tourist attraction. A part-by-part examination of the castle and surviving elements of the adjoining medieval town allows readers to appreciate the different stages in the development of this incredible structure and to visualize how it evolved and functioned at different points in time. The detailed architectural guide will be an essential reference for readers who have the opportunity to visit the castle and for those who are keen to gain the best possible understanding of it without going to the site.

Author : David Nicolle
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2013-05-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472803818

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Crusader Castles in Cyprus, Greece and the Aegean 1191–1571 by David Nicolle Pdf

The castles built by the Crusaders, Hospitallers, Venetians and Genoese in Cyprus, Greece, the Aegean, and on the Black Sea served to defend against a complex array of constantly changing threats: Mamluks, Catalan mercenaries, Ottoman Turks, Byzantines, independent Islamic states, Timur-i-Lenk, and widespread piracy, to name but few. The resulting fortifications some inherited from conquered the territories of the former Byzantine empire, some built from scratch were very different to those found in the Middle East. This superbly illustrated book explores their design, development and fate in detail, documenting the rich architectural heritage of this region and its complex history.

Author : Stephen Richard Turnbull
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Castles
ISBN : OCLC:467092816

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Crusader Castles of the Teutonic Knights by Stephen Richard Turnbull Pdf

Author : Thomas Edward Lawrence
Publisher : Hyperion Books
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Castles
ISBN : 0781800382

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Crusader Castles by Thomas Edward Lawrence Pdf

This is a new edition (the first since 1936) of the classic text on Crusader castles and their relation to Western military architecture written by T.E. Lawrence in 1910. This volume reproduces Lawrence's text, drawings, and photographs; provides a new introduction, critical notes, and index;and reassesses in light of recent scholarship Lawrence's controversial claim that Crusader castles of the 12th century owed more to castles in the West than to anything the Franks found in the East, and that western military architecture absorbed little or nothing from the Orient before the 12thcentury.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : University of Wales Press
Page : 534 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783169252

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Crusader Landscapes in the Medieval Levant by Anonim Pdf

Written to celebrate the prestigious career of Professor Denys Pringle, this collection of articles produced by many of the leading archaeologists and historians in the field of crusades studies offers a compilation of pioneering scholarship on recent studies on the Latin East. The geographical breadth of topics discussed in each chapter reflects both Pringle’s international collaborations and research interests, and the wide development of scholarly interest in the subject. With a concentration on the areas corresponding to the crusader states during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, the articles also offer research into the neighbouring areas of Cyprus, Anatolia, Greece and the West, and the legacy of the crusader period there, with results from recent archaeological fieldwork in the Middle East.

Author : Henry Romilly Fedden,John Adam Thomson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1957
Category : Castles
ISBN : OCLC:512981

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Crusader Castles by Henry Romilly Fedden,John Adam Thomson Pdf

Author : Robin Fedden
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Architecture, Medieval
ISBN : OCLC:1014033683

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