The English CastleC. Scribner's sons, 1936 - 120 pages |
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Page 32
... storey as an entrance floor and to act as a sort of outer lobby for guards and lesser folk . The chapel at the upper end of the chamber is the finest in any keep in the world ( 29 ) , being a complete little church in itself , having ...
... storey as an entrance floor and to act as a sort of outer lobby for guards and lesser folk . The chapel at the upper end of the chamber is the finest in any keep in the world ( 29 ) , being a complete little church in itself , having ...
Page 38
... storey of a small example in a very forlorn condition . We have seen how the primitive timber hall was first raised on a basement , then reorganised and raised to the dignity of a great tower of masonry . The scale and dignity of these ...
... storey of a small example in a very forlorn condition . We have seen how the primitive timber hall was first raised on a basement , then reorganised and raised to the dignity of a great tower of masonry . The scale and dignity of these ...
Page 44
... storey , but it seems improbable , as the cross - wall is unpierced with the arches one might have expected if such were to have been the case . The general proportions of the tower suggest that the main floor was to have been added ...
... storey , but it seems improbable , as the cross - wall is unpierced with the arches one might have expected if such were to have been the case . The general proportions of the tower suggest that the main floor was to have been added ...
Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 3 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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