English Medieval CastlesSimmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation, 1961 - 208 pages |
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Page 38
... chapel appears often to have been the first building in the castle to have achieved the dignity of stone . One of the earliest surviving examples is the breath - taking little early Norman chapel at Durham ( 90 ) , recently and ...
... chapel appears often to have been the first building in the castle to have achieved the dignity of stone . One of the earliest surviving examples is the breath - taking little early Norman chapel at Durham ( 90 ) , recently and ...
Page 181
... chapel in his castle of Winchester with the story of Joseph , and to floor the same chapel with tiles ; to paint the table by the king's bed with images of the guardians of Solomon's bed ; to pave the chambers of the king and queen with ...
... chapel in his castle of Winchester with the story of Joseph , and to floor the same chapel with tiles ; to paint the table by the king's bed with images of the guardians of Solomon's bed ; to pave the chambers of the king and queen with ...
Page 208
... chapel of , 38 gatehouse of , 37 tower keep of , 37 , 49 Rochester , 148 , 151-2 , 170- 171 , 201 - siege of , 49 , 62 , 148 , 157 , 159 , 164 - tower keep of , 36 , 43 , 46 , 119 , 148 , 159 ; 21 Rockingham , gateway of , 68 ; 35 St ...
... chapel of , 38 gatehouse of , 37 tower keep of , 37 , 49 Rochester , 148 , 151-2 , 170- 171 , 201 - siege of , 49 , 62 , 148 , 157 , 159 , 164 - tower keep of , 36 , 43 , 46 , 119 , 148 , 159 ; 21 Rockingham , gateway of , 68 ; 35 St ...
Contents
Two Early Norman Castles | 23 |
THREE Early Stone Castles | 35 |
FOUR The Perfected Castle | 60 |
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