The English CastleC. Scribner's sons, 1936 - 120 pages |
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Page 32
... seems to have varied considerably with the district , and never seems to have kept to a consistent level with the fashion in Normandy and South - Eastern England . Thus one of the earliest keeps in point of architectural style in this ...
... seems to have varied considerably with the district , and never seems to have kept to a consistent level with the fashion in Normandy and South - Eastern England . Thus one of the earliest keeps in point of architectural style in this ...
Page 44
... seems to have been that a new architect had been discovered . Henry's own architect , Alnoth , while still draw- ing his yearly salary , seems to have built no more keeps , although he was continually engaged on the royal palaces , and ...
... seems to have been that a new architect had been discovered . Henry's own architect , Alnoth , while still draw- ing his yearly salary , seems to have built no more keeps , although he was continually engaged on the royal palaces , and ...
Page 52
... seems to be unique , and in the details of the new stone hall I fancy I can detect the hand of that interesting character Maurice the Engineer , designer of the great towers of Newcastle and Dover . With the inevitable one or two ...
... seems to be unique , and in the details of the new stone hall I fancy I can detect the hand of that interesting character Maurice the Engineer , designer of the great towers of Newcastle and Dover . With the inevitable one or two ...
Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 3 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
Copyright | |
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