"Picture That is a unique history-through-art series in which 15 to 20 key works of art with child-friendly images illustrate and illuminate different aspects of everyday life at certain periods of history. The range of topics covered in each book includes family life and events; childhood and education; commercial and town life; agriculture and country living; homes, clothes, and fashion; food, festivals, and customs; travel and transportation; and war and punishment. Each work of art is displayed in its entirety with a general introduction to the subject matter, placing it in context and giving information about the period in which it was created. Carefully selected details of the work of art are enlarged lo give the reader a close-up view, with captions that reveal fascinating and often unexpected facts. "Knights and Castles introduces readers to the exciting world of the medieval knight and his entourage. Including works by Paolo Uccello, Lucas Cranach, Pietr Brueghel the Younger, and Hieronymous Bosch,,the book explores different media as well by examining a section of the Bayeux tapestry and featuring part of that wonderful illuminated manuscript, Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry.