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Castles: Their Construction and History (Dover Books on Architecture) by Sidney Toy is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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The art of fortification had reached a high state of development even at the dawn of history. Powerful military works, dating from the remotest periods, have been found in Asia Minor, in Greece, and in the basins of the Tigris, the Euphrates, and the Nile rivers. The medieval castle, with its strategic, crenellated ramparts and aura of legend and romance, represents perhaps the most familiar form of a long-crucial art. <br>This concise, scholarly volume traces the history of the castle from its
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- Author
- Sidney Toy
- Publisher
- Dover Publications, Incorporated
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780486248981
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Science, Fiction, Military Science
- Rating
- 3.7 / 5 (82 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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