English Castles, Volume 22B. T. Batsford, 1962 - 207 pages |
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... earlier Middle Ages of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries . In part this bias results from personal preference , and may perhaps be thus excused , since a man should surely write about what he most enjoys . Yet its main defence is ...
... earlier Middle Ages of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries . In part this bias results from personal preference , and may perhaps be thus excused , since a man should surely write about what he most enjoys . Yet its main defence is ...
Page 103
... earlier Maxstoke in Warwick- shire ( c . 1345 ) , at Shirburn in Oxfordshire ( c . 1380 ) , at Wingfield in Suffolk ... earlier examp- les are no longer found , the plentiful windows are open to the world , ornamental chimneys pierce the ...
... earlier Maxstoke in Warwick- shire ( c . 1345 ) , at Shirburn in Oxfordshire ( c . 1380 ) , at Wingfield in Suffolk ... earlier examp- les are no longer found , the plentiful windows are open to the world , ornamental chimneys pierce the ...
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... earlier engines , were used as much for the defence of castles as for attacks upon them . On the whole , however , the introduction of gunpowder and cannon has left little mark upon the castle in this country : the bastion gun ...
... earlier engines , were used as much for the defence of castles as for attacks upon them . On the whole , however , the introduction of gunpowder and cannon has left little mark upon the castle in this country : the bastion gun ...
Contents
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS | 11 |
Introduction | 17 |
Early Stone Castles 35 336 | 35 |
Copyright | |
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