The art of fortress building in Hospitaller Malta, 1530-1798 : a study of building methods, materials, and techniques
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Book
Authors
ISBN 10
999572006X
ISBN 13
9789995720063
Category
Fortifications
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Publication Year
2008
Publisher
Pages
597
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Biblio Notes
Notes:
"Published under the auspices of the International Institute of Baroque Studies, University of Malta."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 531-539) and index.
Fortress building before 1530 -- The making of a bulwark of Christendom -- Completion of a scheme -- The administration of fortress building -- The principles of defence -- Proposals, plans, and foundations -- The structure and form of ramparts -- Gateways and sally-ports -- Auxiliary buildings -- Outerworks, countermines, and glacis -- Towers, coastal works, and field defences -- Building materials -- Building equipment and tools -- Repair and maintenance -- Arming the fortress -- Postscriptum : the Hospitaller legacy in the 1800s.
"Published under the auspices of the International Institute of Baroque Studies, University of Malta."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 531-539) and index.
Fortress building before 1530 -- The making of a bulwark of Christendom -- Completion of a scheme -- The administration of fortress building -- The principles of defence -- Proposals, plans, and foundations -- The structure and form of ramparts -- Gateways and sally-ports -- Auxiliary buildings -- Outerworks, countermines, and glacis -- Towers, coastal works, and field defences -- Building materials -- Building equipment and tools -- Repair and maintenance -- Arming the fortress -- Postscriptum : the Hospitaller legacy in the 1800s.
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