The English CastleC. Scribner's sons, 1936 - 120 pages |
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Page 70
... walls and wall - towers come into use simul- taneously in this country , the first being highly dangerous to the defenders if unprotected by towers . At first these were just clumsy imitations of the towers of Constantinople , being ...
... walls and wall - towers come into use simul- taneously in this country , the first being highly dangerous to the defenders if unprotected by towers . At first these were just clumsy imitations of the towers of Constantinople , being ...
Page 72
... wall - towers ) , but , generally speaking , the standard type of castle wall of the thirteenth century took the form of lofty curtains with semicircular wall - towers pro- jecting , as at Pevensey ( 63 ) . The wall - tower in its ...
... wall - towers ) , but , generally speaking , the standard type of castle wall of the thirteenth century took the form of lofty curtains with semicircular wall - towers pro- jecting , as at Pevensey ( 63 ) . The wall - tower in its ...
Page 73
... walls and early curtains had , of course , only their wall- walks to give a stance for defenders , and the earliest towers , having no floors , could similarly only be defended from their summits . Not all the early wall - towers ...
... walls and early curtains had , of course , only their wall- walks to give a stance for defenders , and the earliest towers , having no floors , could similarly only be defended from their summits . Not all the early wall - towers ...
Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 3 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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angle appears arch architecture arrangement bailey base basement beautiful become besiegers building built called castle chamber chapel circular complete consider constructed course curtains defences ditch door early earthwork Edward elaborate engines England English entrance erected example figs fine floor fortified fortress four garrison gate gatehouse give hall hall-keep Henry interesting interior keep king known land late later less lines lofty lord lower mediaeval middle military moat motte mound Norman once original outer palisades passage passed perhaps period possibly probably protected raised ramparts remains rising roof round ruins seems seen shows side siege sometimes square stair staircase stands stone stone walls storey strong structures summit surrounded Sussex thirteenth century timber to-day tower tower-keeps turn turrets twelfth century upper usually wall-towers walls whole