The English CastleC. Scribner's sons, 1936 - 120 pages |
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Page 27
... arrangement gave no room for storage of any description , and it was thus usual wherever possible to divide the ... arrangements . In the earliest houses there had apparently been no permanent latrines , but when ideas of comfort had ...
... arrangement gave no room for storage of any description , and it was thus usual wherever possible to divide the ... arrangements . In the earliest houses there had apparently been no permanent latrines , but when ideas of comfort had ...
Page 40
... arrangement of the floors at Newcastle shows a com- plete departure from the usual practice . The keep has three floors , of which the uppermost is the main storey . This is also the entrance storey , incidentally the first time we have ...
... arrangement of the floors at Newcastle shows a com- plete departure from the usual practice . The keep has three floors , of which the uppermost is the main storey . This is also the entrance storey , incidentally the first time we have ...
Page 43
... arrangement , thus keeping the large windows as high up as possible where projectiles were less likely to enter . Early keeps were not really built for active defence . Their main purpose was protection for the occu- pants , and the ...
... arrangement , thus keeping the large windows as high up as possible where projectiles were less likely to enter . Early keeps were not really built for active defence . Their main purpose was protection for the occu- pants , and the ...
Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 3 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
Copyright | |
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