The English CastleC. Scribner's sons, 1936 - 120 pages |
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... passed to them from Classical days , adapting them for their own purposes with such artistry as the sophis- ticated Byzantine engineers could never have achieved . Why do we call the beautiful architecture of the Normans " Romanesque ...
... passed to them from Classical days , adapting them for their own purposes with such artistry as the sophis- ticated Byzantine engineers could never have achieved . Why do we call the beautiful architecture of the Normans " Romanesque ...
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... passing away and the round keep taking its place , and Robert tried the interesting experiment of making his keep ... passed away with the twelfth century , but there were still a few who could not resist the temptation to build these ...
... passing away and the round keep taking its place , and Robert tried the interesting experiment of making his keep ... passed away with the twelfth century , but there were still a few who could not resist the temptation to build these ...
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... passed away , and the only terms in which the castle - builder could think were those of high stone walls and lofty towers . Let us consider what form such new castles as were built at this period appeared to take . Firstly , the ...
... passed away , and the only terms in which the castle - builder could think were those of high stone walls and lofty towers . Let us consider what form such new castles as were built at this period appeared to take . Firstly , the ...
Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 3 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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