English Medieval CastlesSimmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation, 1961 - 208 pages |
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Page 55
... period other residential or non - military buildings , including most often a hall and chapel , were frequently included among the " houses " in the bailey , for the garrison and serving - men needed accommodation separate from the lord ...
... period other residential or non - military buildings , including most often a hall and chapel , were frequently included among the " houses " in the bailey , for the garrison and serving - men needed accommodation separate from the lord ...
Page 85
... period , logically quadrangular in plan , with a drum tower at each of three angles and a strong gatehouse at the fourth , the whole surrounded on two sides by a moat and on two sides by an outer line of stonework , with a half - moon ...
... period , logically quadrangular in plan , with a drum tower at each of three angles and a strong gatehouse at the fourth , the whole surrounded on two sides by a moat and on two sides by an outer line of stonework , with a half - moon ...
Page 104
... period , conservative tradition was already maintaining features of military architecture as formalities and ... period , show in their development — or perhaps we should say in their decline during the roughly defined period 1350-1550 ...
... period , conservative tradition was already maintaining features of military architecture as formalities and ... period , show in their development — or perhaps we should say in their decline during the roughly defined period 1350-1550 ...
Contents
Two Early Norman Castles | 23 |
THREE Early Stone Castles | 35 |
FOUR The Perfected Castle | 60 |
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