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Designer Castles was a software title for the BBC Micro and later Acorn Archimedes (RISC OS based) range of computers. The software produced by Data Design in Barnsley , England , UK allowed its users to design a medieval style- castle by means of a WIMP based design environment.
Housebooks are invaluable for historical studies because they are unique sources of information about late medieval life. They became unfashionable by the end of the 16th century, surpassed by printed works. 63 of the original 98 parchment leaves (25 × 15 cm) of the Wolfegg housebook have been preserved, of which 47 are colored pen drawings.
Medieval architecture was the art and science of designing and constructing buildings in the Middle Ages. The major styles of the period included pre-Romanesque , Romanesque , and Gothic . In the fifteenth century, architects began to favour classical forms again, in the Renaissance style , marking the end of the medieval period.
Models of Medieval Castles Washington D.C. National Geographic Museum: 2006: Castles of the Crusades. A view in miniature Omaha (Nebraska) Joslyn Art Museum: 2006: French Donjons: Castle of Coucy, Medieval Life in Miniature Frankfort on the Main: Museum of Archaeology: 2005/2006: Castles and Bazaars of Crusader Times Sully-sur-Loire: Château ...
Lichtenstein Castle (Schloss Lichtenstein) is a privately owned Gothic Revival castle located in the Swabian Jura of southern Germany. It was designed by Carl Alexander Heideloff [1] and its name means "shining stone" or "bright stone". [2] The castle overlooks the Echaz valley near Honau, Reutlingen, in the state of Baden-Württemberg.
Ogrodzieniec Castle Ogrodzieniec Castle in the 19th century, by Napoleon Orda Draft of the Ogrodzieniec Castle. Ogrodzieniec Castle is a ruined medieval castle in Podzamcze, near Ogrodzieniec, the south-central region of Poland called Polish Jura. Originating in the 14th century the castle was rebuilt several times in its long history. [1]
Medininkai Castle (Lithuanian: Medininkų pilis), a medieval castle in Vilnius district, eastern Lithuania. Castle was built in the first half of the 14th century. The defensive perimeter of the castle was 6.5 ha; it is the largest enclosure type castle in Lithuania, and one of the largest castles in Central and North-Eastern Europe. [2] [3] [4]
Craigmillar Castle is a ruined medieval castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is three miles (4.8 km) south-east of the city centre, on a low hill to the south of the modern suburb of Craigmillar . The Preston family of Craigmillar, the local feudal barons , began building the castle in the late 14th century and building works continued through the ...