Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureBatsford, 1984 - 192 pages |
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Page 78
... original motte and bailey was preferred . This was partly to enable the stronghold to continue in operation while the new was under construction , and partly to avoid subsidence which might result if a massive stone tower were erected ...
... original motte and bailey was preferred . This was partly to enable the stronghold to continue in operation while the new was under construction , and partly to avoid subsidence which might result if a massive stone tower were erected ...
Page 79
A History of Military Architecture Martin Hubert Brice. original motte - and - bailey site , foundations of solid stone slabs set vertically ( like piles ) into the topmost layers of the motte could help to distri- bute the weight of the ...
A History of Military Architecture Martin Hubert Brice. original motte - and - bailey site , foundations of solid stone slabs set vertically ( like piles ) into the topmost layers of the motte could help to distri- bute the weight of the ...
Page 112
... original ; the faces of the merlons of 1540 being rounded in the vertical plane . Another later addition is the square strongpoint built under similar threat of cross - Channel invasion 400 years later . Battlemented to harmonise with ...
... original ; the faces of the merlons of 1540 being rounded in the vertical plane . Another later addition is the square strongpoint built under similar threat of cross - Channel invasion 400 years later . Battlemented to harmonise with ...
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