Castles of the Western World
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| Издатель | | Dover Publications |
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Содержание:
Hansel und Gretel, Aschenputtel, Das tapfere Schneiderlein, Rotkappchen, Dornroschen, Rumpelstilzchen, Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten
Описание:
Travel beyond the threatening tides of the Atlantic to the striking, fortified island of Mont St. Michel. Visit the extraordinary Swiss castle that belonged to the Count of Savoy and inspired "The Prisoner of Chillon," a world-famous poem by Lord Byron. Scale the walls of Carcassonne, a historic French city more than 2,000 years old. This excellent collection of photographs and detailed line drawings of castles of the Western world makes it possible. An exhaustive, painstakingly researched study of their construction, architecture, siting, purpose and remains, this superb archive focuses on more than 200 structures - from temples, palaces and walls of ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, to Romanesque strongholds of the Normans and Gothic edifices of the crusaders and Teutonic knights, to lavish palaces built in Italy, France, England, Germany, Austria, and Scandinavia. Included are such famous castles as the Palace of the Popes in Avignon, the Tower of London, the Ishtar Gate of...Похожие книги
