English Medieval CastlesSimmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation, 1961 - 208 pages |
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Page 114
... medieval castles or , better by far , the contemplation of any of them for ourselves , inevitably raises the question of how these things were done and by what sort of men . In recent years historians have paid a good deal of attention ...
... medieval castles or , better by far , the contemplation of any of them for ourselves , inevitably raises the question of how these things were done and by what sort of men . In recent years historians have paid a good deal of attention ...
Page 131
... medieval military architecture in the late thirteenth century . Though thereafter the military im- portance of the castle declined , building - works at existing castles or the raising of new fortified places continued . We ought ...
... medieval military architecture in the late thirteenth century . Though thereafter the military im- portance of the castle declined , building - works at existing castles or the raising of new fortified places continued . We ought ...
Page 140
... medieval England and Wales demanded not only creative thought and scientific planning in almost every case , but a ... medieval ecclesiastical architecture encourages , while the study of medieval building as a whole drives from the mind ...
... medieval England and Wales demanded not only creative thought and scientific planning in almost every case , but a ... medieval ecclesiastical architecture encourages , while the study of medieval building as a whole drives from the mind ...
Contents
Two Early Norman Castles | 23 |
THREE Early Stone Castles | 35 |
FOUR The Perfected Castle | 60 |
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