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In the first place , though the mound was usually round or oval , the shape of the bailey varied greatly , as a glance at the plans and illustrations to this chapter show clearly enough . Again , though the mound generally stands on one ...
In the first place , though the mound was usually round or oval , the shape of the bailey varied greatly , as a glance at the plans and illustrations to this chapter show clearly enough . Again , though the mound generally stands on one ...
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The entrance to the keep , also for obvious reasons , is very seldom on the ground level , and most usually leads into the first storey , though occasionally into the second . It is approached by an external staircase at right angles to ...
The entrance to the keep , also for obvious reasons , is very seldom on the ground level , and most usually leads into the first storey , though occasionally into the second . It is approached by an external staircase at right angles to ...
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Each floor usually consists of one large apartment with or vithout lesser chambers . Some of the larger towers , like Chipchase , have a small projecting wing , giving to the whole a truncated L - shaped plan , and containing small ...
Each floor usually consists of one large apartment with or vithout lesser chambers . Some of the larger towers , like Chipchase , have a small projecting wing , giving to the whole a truncated L - shaped plan , and containing small ...
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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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