The English CastleC. Scribner's sons, 1936 - 120 pages |
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Page 71
... constructed squat and sturdy to act as platforms for siege engines ) . It is doubtful whether our castles were as a general rule armed with engines , and certainly the solid bastion is very seldom found , the hollow habitable form being ...
... constructed squat and sturdy to act as platforms for siege engines ) . It is doubtful whether our castles were as a general rule armed with engines , and certainly the solid bastion is very seldom found , the hollow habitable form being ...
Page 72
... constructed in the walls of the stone keeps . When stone ring - walls came into use latrines were usually constructed in these so that they could discharge into the ditch , but when the wall - tower came into use the latrines were often ...
... constructed in the walls of the stone keeps . When stone ring - walls came into use latrines were usually constructed in these so that they could discharge into the ditch , but when the wall - tower came into use the latrines were often ...
Page 86
... constructed mov- able timber penthouses could be propelled by means of rollers right up to the walls . Engineers and miners could be esconced in these " cats , " as the creeping engines were called by the soldiery ( who , as to - day ...
... constructed mov- able timber penthouses could be propelled by means of rollers right up to the walls . Engineers and miners could be esconced in these " cats , " as the creeping engines were called by the soldiery ( who , as to - day ...
Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 3 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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angle appears arch architecture arrangement bailey base basement beautiful become besiegers building built called castle chamber chapel circular complete consider constructed course curtains defences ditch door early earthwork Edward elaborate engines England English entrance erected example figs fine floor fortified fortress four garrison gate gatehouse give hall hall-keep Henry interesting interior keep king known land late later less lines lofty lord lower mediaeval middle military moat motte mound Norman once original outer palisades passage passed perhaps period possibly probably protected raised ramparts remains rising roof round ruins seems seen shows side siege sometimes square stair staircase stands stone stone walls storey strong structures summit surrounded Sussex thirteenth century timber to-day tower tower-keeps turn turrets twelfth century upper usually wall-towers walls whole