Medieval Tournament and Jousting Books
This catalogue page has books about the medieval tournaments, jousting and chivalry.
In medieval times a sport arose. Embraced by noble and peasant fans alike, though only noble knights could compete.
This sport was jousting and it took place at the medieval tournaments. The tournaments brought out the spirit and character of the ideal warrior knight.
Our research staff has provided this list of books for anyone interested in the system or practices of knighthood during the medieval period of European history.
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Fortification Book
- The Medieval Fortress: Castles, Forts and Walled Cities of the Middle Ages
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- -H. W. Kaufmann, J. E. Kaufmann, Robert M. Jurga / Paperback 320 pages / Published April 2004
An excellent well written and thorough study of the medieval castle as a fortification and as a small functioning community. The authors explain the origins
and evolutions, compositions and components of these structures, along with their offensive and defensive strategies, weapons, and modifications.
Covers the development of fortified places through out Europe and North-Africa from the early to the late middle ages. The authors focuses on Middle Ages
building designs and provides detailed engineering specifications for castles, a motte and rising towers, and fortifications.
Covering the origin and evolution of the castles and other walled defenses, their major components, and the reasons for their eventual decline,
which was not solely due to the introduction of gunpowder. have once again combined European sources and personal
observations to present a unique portrait of military architecture. They reveal how the medieval fortress combined
both Roman and barbarian features. Also receiving extensive coverage are the weapons and equipment of garrisons and besieging troops.
The author focuses on Middle Ages building designs and provides detailed engineering specifications for castles,
a motte and rising towers and fortifications.
This work will help readers understand the building requirements for structures created during the Middle Ages. The book would be valuable for historians,
castle buffs, architects, engineers and a wide constituency of other readers. Includes a history of medival artillery, a glossary, more than 100 photographs
and 400 extraordinarily detailed technical drawings accompany the main text, which also takes an in-depth look at representative castles of each major type.
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