The English CastleC. Scribner's sons, 1936 - 120 pages |
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... building into something resem- bling a tower . The timber building being awkwardly long for this purpose , he conceived the idea of placing the hall and chamber side by side , making them of different widths but of the same length , so ...
... building into something resem- bling a tower . The timber building being awkwardly long for this purpose , he conceived the idea of placing the hall and chamber side by side , making them of different widths but of the same length , so ...
Page 78
... building apparently ] , from room to room , and again from the house into the loggia , where they used to sit in conversation for recreation , and again from the loggia into the oratory . " This description gives some idea of how ...
... building apparently ] , from room to room , and again from the house into the loggia , where they used to sit in conversation for recreation , and again from the loggia into the oratory . " This description gives some idea of how ...
Page 78
... build slender shafts of stone such as grace the interiors of so many buildings of the " Gothic " era . ( Compare the ... building . ) Parts of the timber columns of the halls of Leicester and Farnham still remain . The cubical capital ...
... build slender shafts of stone such as grace the interiors of so many buildings of the " Gothic " era . ( Compare the ... building . ) Parts of the timber columns of the halls of Leicester and Farnham still remain . The cubical capital ...
Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 3 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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