
Castles and Cathedrals
The Architecture of Power, 1066-1550
David Aldred(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 27. May 1993
Book
Paperback/Softback
64 pages
978-0-521-42842-2 (ISBN)
Description
Castles and Cathedrals is a supplementary text in the Cambridge History Programme for key stage 3. It meets the requirements of supplementary study unit category A, extending the work undertaken in Medieval Britain. This full-colour text looks at the developing architecture of castles and cathedrals - the buildings which symbolise the most powerful forces in the medieval world. Through a combination of primary and secondary sources it examines what these buildings can reveal of the people who inhabited them and of medieval society in general. Castles and Cathedrals features: * enquiry-based units which pose key historical questions * a careful balance of investigation and explanation * overview sections which introduce and consolidate themes and concepts * an Attainment Target matrix for pupils and teachers * activities ranging in difficulty which enable pupils to meet the attainment targets
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Interest Age: From 11 to 14 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
40 Plates, color; 30 Maps; 30 Halftones, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 276 mm
Width: 220 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
231 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-42842-2 (9780521428422)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Content
Introduction: Henry Yeveley; 1. Monuments to feudalism; 2. Building castles and cathedrals; Part I. The Rise and Fall of the Castle: 3. Changing castle styles; 4. The bones of the kingdom; 5. Keys to the land; 6. Life in the castle; 7. Uniting the kingdoms?; 8. Why did castles decline? 9. Castles today; Part II. The Great Churches: An Overview: 10. Centres of prayer and power; 11. Knights of God and brides of heaven; 12. Work, prayer and study; 13. Shrines, relics and pilgrims, 14. Bare ruin'd choirs; 15. Downside Abbey; Attainment target grid; Attainment target focus; Index.