The English CastleC. Scribner's sons, 1936 - 120 pages |
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... usually pass straight out through an external wall . There are usually two vents , one on either side of a strip buttress . The windward vent may have been closed during a heavy wind : the lee vent would then be assisted to " draw ...
... usually pass straight out through an external wall . There are usually two vents , one on either side of a strip buttress . The windward vent may have been closed during a heavy wind : the lee vent would then be assisted to " draw ...
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... usually have one good room on the main floor over the entrance passage , and this room may have been intended in some cases to form the private chamber of the Con- stable . If this is so , the tradition thus founded was main- COOM ...
... usually have one good room on the main floor over the entrance passage , and this room may have been intended in some cases to form the private chamber of the Con- stable . If this is so , the tradition thus founded was main- COOM ...
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... usually a strong wooden trellis , iron - bound and with spikes along its bottom edge , made to slide in grooves which may usually be seen at the sides of gatehouse passages just in front of the entrance arch . The portcullis could be ...
... usually a strong wooden trellis , iron - bound and with spikes along its bottom edge , made to slide in grooves which may usually be seen at the sides of gatehouse passages just in front of the entrance arch . The portcullis could be ...
Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 3 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
Copyright | |
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