The English CastleC. Scribner's sons, 1936 - 120 pages |
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... architecture in this country is that of one long and never - ending struggle against the forces of destruction . The cathedral is perhaps the apotheosis of Architecture - the castle is Architecture fighting for its life ! Despite the ...
... architecture in this country is that of one long and never - ending struggle against the forces of destruction . The cathedral is perhaps the apotheosis of Architecture - the castle is Architecture fighting for its life ! Despite the ...
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... Architecture . One must pause , however , to remember that the early Normans introduced into this country with their stern castles what was rapidly becoming a very beautiful architectural style . From their Scandinavian ancestors they ...
... Architecture . One must pause , however , to remember that the early Normans introduced into this country with their stern castles what was rapidly becoming a very beautiful architectural style . From their Scandinavian ancestors they ...
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... architecture and church architecture do not seem to have moved together in this country . While the actual plan of the Norman keeps seem to have been kept up to date , the architectural treatment — the only thing one has to go on when ...
... architecture and church architecture do not seem to have moved together in this country . While the actual plan of the Norman keeps seem to have been kept up to date , the architectural treatment — the only thing one has to go on when ...
Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 3 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
Copyright | |
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