E Viollet Le Duc M Macdermott (5 results)
- Hardcover
Seller: Clarendon Books P.B.F.A., Leicester, United KingdomClarendon Books P.B.F.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Hard covers in tidy condition, 274pp Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Parker [1860;] 3rd edn 1907.; xxviii, 274pp; 151 illus. 1907
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Seller: Bennett and Kerr Books, ABINGDON, , United KingdomBennett and Kerr Books
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Hardcover. Cloth, faded & rubbed, sp frayed; e-ps & prelims browned.
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Seller: Forgotten Books, London, United KingdomForgotten Books
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book offers a groundbreaking insight into the military architecture of feudal society. This book presents an in-depth study of fortifications and the warfare that shaped them, drawing on the author's expertise as both an architect and archaeologist. The author does so by examining… the Visigoths' imitation of Roman construction, the utilization of timber in fortifications, the role of the battering ram, the development of isolated forts, and the influence of the crusades on defensive strategies. It is argued that, during this historical period, the defense was frequently superior to the attack, until the introduction of gunpowder. Not only does this book provide an abundance of information on the military history and architecture of the Middle Ages, it also offers a unique perspective on the challenges of defending a fortification and the evolution of siege warfare. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.
Language: English
Published by J.H. & J. Paarker, Oxford 1860
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Benjamin Books, Ottawa, ON, CanadaBenjamin Books
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Quarter Leather. Condition: Very Good+. First English Language Edition. Attractive modern black quarter-leather binding with modern marbled boards.All edges marbled. An excellent copy.
More imagesPublished by James Parker and Co, Oxford and London 1897
- Hardcover
Seller: Old Hall Bookshop, ABA ILAB PBFA BA, Brackley, United KingdomOld Hall Bookshop, ABA ILAB PBFA BA
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Full Green Leather. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket as Published. Second Edition. Translated from the French, x preface to the second edition by John Henry Parker, xvi, 274pp, illustrated with the original French engravings, some foxing to the inner endpapers, prelims and the first 19 or so pages, oth…erwise clean and crisp, all edges gilt, marbled green endpapers, armorial bookplate to front fixed endpaper, red silk marker, full green leather, gilt borders, raised spine bands and gilt panels, gilt lettering, bands and corners rubbed. A VERY GOOD COPY. Size: 8vo. Military Architecture.
