Work oriented "study of developments." The subtitle: "From the defense to the residence" "1: The organs of defense" is unambiguous. (There is a dedicated volume 2 residence.) As such, it may seem arid to those who are not interested in architecture and the reasons behind certain architectural and technical choices. For those interested about the various sketches, skinned (axonometry), plans levels are instructive. A summary of the summary to better visualize the Book orientation: Structure of buildings / The main tower ("Dungeon") / Walls and curtains / The tower flanking / Defending entered
Many plans, pictures (B & B). The index is well done, combining the name of the castle to the associated interests. (Example: Auxonne [Gold Coast]: pregnant, curtains, flanking 249. Tours, 282) However, it lacks a / card (s) and geographic positioning coordinates 'georef' (Latitude, Longitude) locations. To be completed by medieval Salch Atlas ("Atlas of fortified towns and villages in France: Middle Ages (Atlas of the Medieval France)", "The atlas of castles in France (Atlas of the Medieval France)" ), and "medieval encyclopedia" of "Viollet-le-Duc."
