The English CastleC. Scribner's sons, 1936 - 120 pages |
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... elaborate examples , for such exist in the stave - churches and are hinted at in some of the descriptions of timber castle halls which have come down to us . The walling would appear as vertical boarding and the well - pitched roofs ...
... elaborate examples , for such exist in the stave - churches and are hinted at in some of the descriptions of timber castle halls which have come down to us . The walling would appear as vertical boarding and the well - pitched roofs ...
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... elaborate chapel , now unfortunately vanished , on the same plan as that of the Tower of London . To the west of ... elaborately ornamented inside and out with arcading it has no angle turrets but retains throughout the narrow strip F ...
... elaborate chapel , now unfortunately vanished , on the same plan as that of the Tower of London . To the west of ... elaborately ornamented inside and out with arcading it has no angle turrets but retains throughout the narrow strip F ...
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... elaborate hall with a columned basement . At Eynesford in Kent is a humbler and badly ruined example which shows very clearly the division into hall and chamber . At Grosmont in Monmouth is another interesting hall of the early ...
... elaborate hall with a columned basement . At Eynesford in Kent is a humbler and badly ruined example which shows very clearly the division into hall and chamber . At Grosmont in Monmouth is another interesting hall of the early ...
Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 3 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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