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by: Hugh Cantlie  List Price: $19.95 Price: $12.95 You Save: $7.00 (35%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Dewey Decimal Number: 941.1 EAN: 9781855851184 ISBN: 1855851180 Label: Collins & Brown Ltd. Manufacturer: Collins & Brown Ltd. Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 160 Publication Date: 1994-06 Publisher: Collins & Brown Ltd. Studio: Collins & Brown Ltd. Alternate Versions: Click to Display Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: An exploration of some of Scotland's most treasured landmarks, featuring 150 color photographs. Scotland's history has been a violent one, and its castles still stand as a visible symbol of its bloody and romantic past. This handsome volume explores 27 private castles--vast and celebrated, such as Blair and Glamis, as well as smaller family homes. Hugh Cantlie highlights the most colorful events associated with each castle, linking its owners with such legendary figures as Robert the Bruce, Mary Queen of Scots, and Bonnie Prince Charlie. Throughout, dramatic color photos reveal the architectural formation of the castles, showing how these remarkable structures have gradually evolved to meet the changing needs and means of their inhabitants. Hugh Cantlie is an authority on the preservation of historic buildings. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Great photographs, fascinating historyThe book provides not only great color long shot photos of various Scottish castles, but also well-chosen detail shots that enrich the reading experience. You'll see marriage stones -- where one partner's coat of arms was chiseled off; lavish dining rooms -- with the door to the dungeon in plain view; and foreboding stairways with statues of St. George -- or is it Joan of Arc! -- overlooking. The text is lively and informative, with about 3 1/2 pages of text for each castle, much of it focusing ... Read More 
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