Archaeologia CambrensisW. Pickering, 1912 |
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... passed over the right shoulder : the scrip is adorned with three objects resembling pilgrim flasks , one of which ... passing under the right elbow and down the right side ; in Dinely's time it was complete , and had a round knob ...
... passed over the right shoulder : the scrip is adorned with three objects resembling pilgrim flasks , one of which ... passing under the right elbow and down the right side ; in Dinely's time it was complete , and had a round knob ...
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... passing over the posteriors , " as are also the ridged cuisses which protect the front of the thighs . Jambs encase the legs , and sollerets the feet . Many rivets are visible all over the armour . The hands are evidently ...
... passing over the posteriors , " as are also the ridged cuisses which protect the front of the thighs . Jambs encase the legs , and sollerets the feet . Many rivets are visible all over the armour . The hands are evidently ...
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... passed unnoticed , but to anyone acquainted with medieval house planning there is no difficulty in distinguishing the hall , solar , and kitchen type , however disguised by additions and reconstruction or where only the 6TH SEB ,, VOL ...
... passed unnoticed , but to anyone acquainted with medieval house planning there is no difficulty in distinguishing the hall , solar , and kitchen type , however disguised by additions and reconstruction or where only the 6TH SEB ,, VOL ...
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... passing westward a farm - house called Buarth ; it was on the right - hand side , a few yards from the road , and in the line of a loose wall ; it consisted of " four upright stones surmounted by a very large rude slab . " In a MS . of ...
... passing westward a farm - house called Buarth ; it was on the right - hand side , a few yards from the road , and in the line of a loose wall ; it consisted of " four upright stones surmounted by a very large rude slab . " In a MS . of ...
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... passing through the gate . At respective distances of 192 yards and 231 yards from the gate , and 65 feet and 15 feet from the wall , are two large tumuli , Nos . 12 and 13. No. 12 has a diameter of 33 feet , and seems to be enclosed in ...
... passing through the gate . At respective distances of 192 yards and 231 yards from the gate , and 65 feet and 15 feet from the wall , are two large tumuli , Nos . 12 and 13. No. 12 has a diameter of 33 feet , and seems to be enclosed in ...
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Page 1 - Wiltshire, Yorkshire, members of the Council and Earthworks Committee, and other Delegates who omitted to sign the register. The Report of the Council, for the year 1911-12, was read and approved, and the Statement of Accounts, audited by Mr. W. Minet, FSA, was read and adopted. The thanks of the Meeting were given to Mr. Minet for his services and he was appointed Honorary Auditor for the ensuing year. Council for the year 1912-13 : — The following were elected as the Council : — The Officers...
Page 24 - Fortresses party inaccessible by reason of precipices, cliffs, or water, defended in part only by artificial works. B. Fortresses on hill-tops with artificial defences, following the natural line of the hill. > Or, though usually on high ground, less dependent on natural slopes for protection. c. Rectangular or other enclosures of simple plan (including forts and towns of the Romano-British period). D. Forts consisting only of a mount with encircling moat or fosse.
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Page 24 - Fortresses on hill-tops with artificial defences, following the natural line of the hill. Or, though usually on high ground, less dependent on natural slopes for protection. c. Rectangular or other enclosures of simple plan (including forts and towns of the Romano-British period). D. Forts consisting only of a mount with encircling moat or fosse. E. Fortified mounts, wholly or partly artificial, with remains of an attached court or bailey, or showing two or more such courts. F. Homestead moats, consisting...
Page 1 - President of the Society of Antiquaries, in the Chair. The Congress was attended by Delegates from the Society of Antiquaries, the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, the British...
Page 400 - The tirst storey was on the surface of the ground, where were cellars and granaries, and great boxes, tuns, casks, and other domestic utensils. In the storey above were the dwelling and common living rooms of the residents, in which were the larders, the rooms of the bakers and butlers, and the great chamber in which the lord and his wife slept. Adjoining this was a private room, the dormitory of the waiting maids and children. In the inner part of the great chamber was a certain private room, where...
Page 400 - In this storey also the watchmen and the servants appointed to keep the house took their sleep at some time or other. High up on the east side of the house, in a convenient place was the chapel, which was made like unto the tabernacle of Solomon in its ceiling and painting.
Page 1 - MA, LL.D. JB Willis-Bund, MA, FSA Dr. William Martin, FSA, was re-elected Hon. Secretary and the thanks of the Meeting expressed to him for his services in the past year. * Congress is indebted to Mr Ralph Nevill, FHA, for bis compilation til these Minutes.
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