The English CastleC. Scribner's sons, 1936 - 120 pages |
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... original defences of many of these early boroughs have disappeared with the growth of the towns which once they protected , as in the case of Hertford , Buckingham , Notting- ham or Stamford ; but a few which were afterwards deserted or ...
... original defences of many of these early boroughs have disappeared with the growth of the towns which once they protected , as in the case of Hertford , Buckingham , Notting- ham or Stamford ; but a few which were afterwards deserted or ...
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... original church . ) The trouble with the masted structures of Norway was their lack of rigidity . The principle of triangulation seems to have been unknown to the Scandinavians , and anyone who has lived in a timber house knows how it ...
... original church . ) The trouble with the masted structures of Norway was their lack of rigidity . The principle of triangulation seems to have been unknown to the Scandinavians , and anyone who has lived in a timber house knows how it ...
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... original gate of the castle . Another early hall built above a cliff is that at Durham . This hall is also of early date , being lit in its upper part by windows placed in an exceptionally fine arcade with coupled columns , rather like ...
... original gate of the castle . Another early hall built above a cliff is that at Durham . This hall is also of early date , being lit in its upper part by windows placed in an exceptionally fine arcade with coupled columns , rather like ...
Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 3 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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