Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureBatsford, 1984 - 192 pages |
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Page 81
... embrasures ) . The technical term ' to crenellate ' ( which private owners could only do under special licence from the king ) shows that the earliest Norman stone castles were built with solid parapets , which subsequently had gaps ...
... embrasures ) . The technical term ' to crenellate ' ( which private owners could only do under special licence from the king ) shows that the earliest Norman stone castles were built with solid parapets , which subsequently had gaps ...
Page 111
... embrasures in the walls . These latter were composed of smooth- faced , thick stone blocks , while the keep's circu- lar plan meant that no flat surfaces were pre- sented to cannonballs . The battlemented parapet was of much thicker ...
... embrasures in the walls . These latter were composed of smooth- faced , thick stone blocks , while the keep's circu- lar plan meant that no flat surfaces were pre- sented to cannonballs . The battlemented parapet was of much thicker ...
Page 119
... embrasures and one firing over the parapet and glacis , which is said to be in barbette . ( A barbette was originally the tight scarf or neckerchief worn under the chin . ) Plates V and V * also show how such a fortified place was ...
... embrasures and one firing over the parapet and glacis , which is said to be in barbette . ( A barbette was originally the tight scarf or neckerchief worn under the chin . ) Plates V and V * also show how such a fortified place was ...
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