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Saracen Strongholds 1100-1500

By David Nicolle

Saracen Strongholds 1100-1500

By David Nicolle

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By the time of the Crusades, the Islamic world had developed its own sophisticated styles of fortification. Distinctive and highly effective, the region's unique military architecture continued to evolve in response to the Crusader and Mongol threats, and also drew upon the traditions of their foes and neighbors. The resulting Islamic concepts of military architecture had an influence upon fortifications in Western Europe, including Italy and the Iberian Peninsula. Rather than providing security for feudal aristocracies, however, as was increasingly the case in Europe, Islamic fortifications continued to focus upon the defence of cities and frontiers Covering fortifications as far apart as North Africa, Afghanistan and northern India, this volume focuses on the Islamic side of the conflict, highlighting the fortifications in use when the Crusaders sought to reconquer the Holy Land, as well as the eventual absorption of the territories of Byzantium into the Islamic world.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
64
Release Date:
2009-09-22
Publication Date:
2009-09-22
Publisher:
Bloomsbury USA
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1846033756
ISBN13:
9781846033759
Weight:
218 g
Height:
183 cm
Width:
246 cm
Thickness:
8 cm
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