The English CastleC. Scribner's sons, 1936 - 120 pages |
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... late origin . The official word current at the time when these great towers were in use was simply " tower , ” as wall- towers had not been invented , and thus the keep was the only tower in the castle . The more popular name for them ...
... late origin . The official word current at the time when these great towers were in use was simply " tower , ” as wall- towers had not been invented , and thus the keep was the only tower in the castle . The more popular name for them ...
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... late hall - keeps are those of Middleham in York- shire ( p . 36 ) and Norham in Northumberland ( 30 ) . These keeps are both much more elaborate than the earlier examples , having vaulted basements and various projections from the ...
... late hall - keeps are those of Middleham in York- shire ( p . 36 ) and Norham in Northumberland ( 30 ) . These keeps are both much more elaborate than the earlier examples , having vaulted basements and various projections from the ...
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... late - twelfth - century curtain . This demonstrates approximately the early history of the domestic buildings within a castle . First we have the hall - keep of perhaps the end of the reign of Henry I , then we have the lofty curtains ...
... late - twelfth - century curtain . This demonstrates approximately the early history of the domestic buildings within a castle . First we have the hall - keep of perhaps the end of the reign of Henry I , then we have the lofty curtains ...
Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 3 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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