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Both record and archaeological evidence leave no doubt that it was most concentrated in the second half of the twelfth century . Then , for example , the surviving series of the Pipe Rolls , the annual rolls of the Exchequer which ...
Both record and archaeological evidence leave no doubt that it was most concentrated in the second half of the twelfth century . Then , for example , the surviving series of the Pipe Rolls , the annual rolls of the Exchequer which ...
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It is probably more accurate to express the time taken to build Orford as eigth seasons rather than eight years , for medieval building especially was seasonal of necessity , the work being concentrated in the spring , summer and autumn ...
It is probably more accurate to express the time taken to build Orford as eigth seasons rather than eight years , for medieval building especially was seasonal of necessity , the work being concentrated in the spring , summer and autumn ...
Page 151
The general transition from the rectangular to the curved or cylindrical tower towards the close of the twelfth century finds its explanation in the attentions in particular of the bore , which concentrated upon sharp angles , though to ...
The general transition from the rectangular to the curved or cylindrical tower towards the close of the twelfth century finds its explanation in the attentions in particular of the bore , which concentrated upon sharp angles , though to ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | English Castles Volume 21 of Batsford paperbacks |
| Author | Reginald Allen Brown |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | B. T. Batsford, 1962 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 14 Jun 2008 |
| Length | 207 pages |
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