The Medieval City under Siege Paperback / softback
Edited by Ivy A. (Royalty Account) Corfis, Michael (Contributor) Wolfe
Paperback / softback
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[This] substantial book...makes an important and stimulating contribution.
MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGYWarfare in Europe in the middle ages underwent a marked change of emphasis as urban life expanded.
The concentration of wealth represented by a city was a valuable objective, and the static nature of a siege was infinitely preferable to the uncertainties of campaign.
As the incidence of sieges increased, so pitched battles declined.
The studies in this book, intended for specialists as well as general readers, follow the history of siege warfare, exploringthe urban milieu within which it developed, and the evolution of siege technology up to the advent of gunpowder weaponry.
The logistics of specific sieges, from the Crusader kingdoms in the Near East and the Byzantine Empire as well as medieval Europe, are also considered, with evidence from literature, engineering, architecture and cliometrics. IVY CORFIS is professor in the department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Wisconsin, Madison; MICHAEL WOLFE is professor in the department of history at Penn State University, Altoona. Contributors: MICHAEL WOLFE, JAMES F. POWERS, MICHAEL TOCH, DENYS PRINGLE, ERIC McGEER, PAUL E.
CHEVEDDEN, MICHAEL HARNEY, HEATHER ARDEN, WINTHROP WETHERBEE, KELLY DEVRIES, MICHAEL MALLETT, BERT S.
HALL.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:302 pages, 24 b/w, 18 line illus.
- Publisher:Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Publication Date:04/11/1999
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- ISBN:9780851157566
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:302 pages, 24 b/w, 18 line illus.
- Publisher:Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Publication Date:04/11/1999
- Category:
- ISBN:9780851157566
