Taylor, Robert Castles of the Rhine. Recreating the Middle Ages in Modern Germany. Wilfrid Laurier University Press 1998 Hardcover in DJ Very Good/Very Good Octavo 389 pp
"Far from being mere antiquarian or sentimental curiosities, the rebuilt or reused fortresses of the Rhine reflect major changes in Germany and Europe during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Taylor begins The Castles of the Rhine with a synopsis of the major political, social and intellectual changes that influenced castle rebuilding in the nineteenth century. He then focuses on selected castles, describing their turbulent histories from the time of their original construction, through their destruction or decay, to their rediscovery in the 1800s and their continued preservation today."