Castles in a sequence of images

in a sequence of images that capture the vitality of urban life

sailing solo

Unabridged republication of the work published by Charles Scribner’s Sons

advising others to study them carefully

Castles in a sequence of imagesThe 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. This concise, scholarly volume