The Usborne Book of Castles

by Lesley Sims

Book Overview

-- Have you ever wondered what castles were for? Or what it was like to live inside one?-- In this book, you'll discover who lived in castles, what they ate, where they slept and what they did for... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0794501443
• ISBN13: 9780794501440
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Usborne Books
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 11.1"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

A handy visual overview of various types of Castles

This is a spiffy little book that overviews medieval castles. * The ranks, titles and functions of the various people that owned and ran castles back in feudal times. * The different types of castles, with full color illustrations of their layouts, and individual strengths & weaknesses. * There's a map listing actual castles in the U.K., Europe, and Japan. * There's even a guide on how to read (and design) Heraldy Blazes and Coats of Arms. * The book is also 'internet linked' to a website in which you can enter page numbers of the book, and get a list of jumplinks to related websites. Even though it's target audience is young adults, and even though it weighs in at a mere 92 pages, it's STILL a great little book. It's a MUST HAVE book for the following readers: * Hardcore fans of games like WARHAMMER, AD & D, and other medieval-based role playing games (RPGs) and combat simulations. * Aspiring writers who'd like to read up on basic medieval castle dynamics before writing about such things. Both categories apply to yours truly.