The English CastleC. Scribner's sons, 1936 - 120 pages |
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... probably nothing loth that he built his house of timber , for his ancestors had lived in wooden halls and his knowledge of timber construction was probably unequalled . There are three ways of building in timber . In some Central ...
... probably nothing loth that he built his house of timber , for his ancestors had lived in wooden halls and his knowledge of timber construction was probably unequalled . There are three ways of building in timber . In some Central ...
Page 26
... probably quite simple structures until the twelfth century was drawing to its close . Let us for the time being , therefore , leave the more elaborate type of dwelling - house to consider its growth from first principles . Throughout ...
... probably quite simple structures until the twelfth century was drawing to its close . Let us for the time being , therefore , leave the more elaborate type of dwelling - house to consider its growth from first principles . Throughout ...
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... probably not trained professional soldiers at all , but would take on menial duties within the castle for the princely sum of a penny a day . ( Sailors at the time got two- pence a day - the Senior Service . ) When it came to digging ...
... probably not trained professional soldiers at all , but would take on menial duties within the castle for the princely sum of a penny a day . ( Sailors at the time got two- pence a day - the Senior Service . ) When it came to digging ...
Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 3 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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