English Castles, Volume 22B. T. Batsford, 1962 - 207 pages |
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Page 88
... period were piecemeal only : the addition of flanking towers , like the Gray Mare's Tail at Warkworth , to weaker or more exposed sections of the curtain ; the provision upon an ex- isting enceinte of a new gatehouse as at Trematon ...
... period were piecemeal only : the addition of flanking towers , like the Gray Mare's Tail at Warkworth , to weaker or more exposed sections of the curtain ; the provision upon an ex- isting enceinte of a new gatehouse as at Trematon ...
Page 105
... period , show in their development or perhaps we should say in their decline- during the roughly defined period 1350-1550 , an ever - in- creasing concentration upon domestic amenities at the ex- pense of fortification . Of course in so ...
... period , show in their development or perhaps we should say in their decline- during the roughly defined period 1350-1550 , an ever - in- creasing concentration upon domestic amenities at the ex- pense of fortification . Of course in so ...
Page 116
... period of stone fortification , in which the transition from the castle of earth and timber to the castle of stone was most concentrated , was also a period in which the king's government , followed in time by the offi- cials of the ...
... period of stone fortification , in which the transition from the castle of earth and timber to the castle of stone was most concentrated , was also a period in which the king's government , followed in time by the offi- cials of the ...
Contents
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS | 11 |
Introduction | 17 |
Early Stone Castles 35 336 | 35 |
Copyright | |
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