دانلود کتاب the castles of friuli - History and civilization

The picture of the dark Middle Ages still prevails
even though this period between the end of the
Roman Empire and the discovery of America by
Columbus has been romanticized especially in
Europe since the end of the 18th century.
In their book, Cristopher Ulmer and Gianni d’ Affara
are not guided by such prejudices. Instead. to
describe historic facts, they choose castles - in
themselves the most stereotypical symbols of the
Middle Ages - from a region which is generally not
associated with eloquent evidence of knighthood,
courtly life and modern castle romanticism.
However, the region of Friuli, situated between the
southern edge of the Alps and the northern edge of
the Adriatic and the karstic Slovenian mountains has
always been a European corridor connecting East
and West as well as North and South. And especially
the castles of Friuli demonstrate that the Middle
Ages was not a dead and dark period of time
between antiquity and the modern age. but a very
eventful section within the continuous history of
social, political and cultural life in Europe.
Cristopher Ulmer presents this part of history with
the examples of the turbulent past of the import-
ant castles of Friuli. Gianni d’Affara follows
these impressive traces with his camera. Even if the
well-loved romanticism of castles looses part
of its illusions, this book shows that reality is much
more fascinating.