§ donor abvatu parle natel lemenr | © reapmilagranc pelle lenmamonanant H Q nant fulors wlapeette, 1 baille-t-fien pene | 2 mis cede danctins cof prifon vous. gman ¢ | & toot alan’ quenous amione tant os 1D O % fie a iMEDIEVAL SIEGE WARFARE Text by CHRISTOPHER GRAVETT Colour plates by RICHARD and CHRISTA HOOKFirst published in Great Britain in 1990 by Osprey Publishing, Elms Court, Chapel Way, Boiley, Oxford OXz oLP, United Kingdom. Email: osprey @osprey-publishing.co.uk © Copyright 1990 Osprey Publishing Led. Reprinted 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996 (twice), 1998 (twice), 1999, Also published as Elite 28 Medieval Siege Warfare All rights reserved. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research, criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright Designs and Patents Act, 1988, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, electrical, chemical, mechanical, optical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. Enquiries should be addressed to the Publishers. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Gravett, Christopher Medieval siege warfare. 1. Siege warfare, history L Title II. Series 355-4409 (Blite series; v. 28). ISBN 1-85532-947-6 set in Great Britain Printed in China through World Print Lea. FOR A CATALOGUE OF ALL BOOKS PUBLISHED BY ‘OsPREY MILITARY, AUTOMOTIVE AND AVIATION PLEASE WRITE TO: ‘The Marketing Manager, Osprey Direct USA, PO Box 130, Sterling Heights, MI 48311-0130, USA. Email: info@OspreyDirectUSA.com The Marketing Manager, Osprey Direct UK, PO Box 140, Wellingborough, Northants, NN8 4ZA, United Kingdom. Email: info@OspreyDirect.co.uk or visit Osprey’s website at: ‘tps{/cxezw.osprey-publishing.co.uk Acknowledgements: I should like to thank the following for their help in the preparation of this book: Andrew Clary, Dominique Colon, Sharon Johnson, Mark Murray-Flutter, Peter Rea, Thom Richardson, Karen Watts and Barbara Winter. Dedication: For Jane. FRONT COVER: A scene from The Romance of Alexander. (Courtesy of the Trustees, Royal Armouties) BACK COVER: The Dardanelles gun, c.1464 AD. (Courtesy of the Trustees, Royal Armouries)