[MR] "New" Castle Book at UVA

[Garth Groff]

Noble Friends,

Just arrived at the UVA Fine Arts Library: CASTILLOS DE ESPANA, edited 
by Javier Bernad Remon (ISBN 9788424135058, our call # DP22 .C42 1997 
t.1-3).

If you love castles (and who in the SCA doesn't), this is a very 
exciting three volume set. If you read Spanish, so much the better, 
since it is all in that language. Not being really familiar with Spain, 
I can't say how complete this set is, but with 2004 pages, it looks to 
be very, very thorough. The books are divided into geographic regions 
and provinces, then cover each castle with a brief textual history and 
description, a ground plan, and numerous color photographs. The variety 
of Spanish castles is amazing, and those shown range from simple tower 
houses, to gigantic mountain-top fortresses. Some tend to be a grim 
blocky keep surrounded by walls and mural towers, while others are 
delightful turreted fantasies. The text is supported by colored maps of 
each district, drawn in an attractive faux-medieval style. Tomo III 
includes a generous bibliography and index.

Even if you can't read Spanish (I can't), you will enjoy this set for 
its many illustrations and the dreams they will evoke.

Kind regards,


Lord Mungo Napier, Shire of Isenfir's Unofficial Librarian
(aka Garth Groff, UVA Cataloging and Metadata Dept.)