Pierrefonds castle: " Once upon a time ..."

ISBN-13: 9781507610947 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 110 str.

Kieran Bravac

Opis

Decoding Viollet-le-Duc and Pierrefonds Castle, the knightly world of the end of the Middle Ages ... The castle has often been used as a location for filming and serves as Camelot too for the BBC series Merlin. Who are the Nine Worthies on the towers ? Which are the four Cardinal Virtues on the keep? Who are the Nine Worthy Women above the great fireplace in the banquet hall ? Which crafts are sculpted in keystones in the portico? Who are the knights of the Round Table in the keep? Who are the Paladins that accompany Charlemagne ? Who are the three characters above the entrance of the chapel ? To which Great Officers do belong the coats of arms in the banquet hall ? And so many other questions that you will manage to answer this book all along ...