Castle: A Caldecott Honor Award WinnerA 1978 Caldecott Honor Book The word itself conjures up mystery, romance, intrigue, and grandeur. What could be more perfect for an author/illustrator who has continually stripped away the mystique of architectural structures that have long fascinated modern man? With typical zest and wry sense of humor punctuating his drawings, David Macaulay traces the step-by-step planning and construction of both castle and town. |
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Aberwyvern apse arrow loop axle basement battering ram battlement beams began blacksmith bridge building carpenters castle and town castle's cesspit conquest corbels covered CURTAIN OUTER curtain was reached diggers ditch drawbridge dungeon finished fireplace garderobe gate GATEHOUSE SECTION half-timber construction hall hammer stone cutter's height hoardings horizontal houses inner curtain inner ward Kevin's castle kitchen laborers Lady Catherine land large number located Lord Kevin masons Master James Master James's defense merlon missiles and arrows moat outcrop outer curtain outer face OUTER GATEHOUSE outer ward planning point and capped population portcullis POSTERN GATEHOUSE Prince Daffyd protect putlog holes ramp rear curtain wall RIVER WYVERN rooms sappers secured side siege space spiral staircase built staff storage timber tower walk town wall truss U-shaped towers vertical Wales wall called walls and towers WARD INNER الله ད ད དཀ དད ར ར