English Medieval CastlesBatsford, 1954 - 208 pages |
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Page 114
... building as opposed to mere architectural description . The method used has been the very desirable one of combining with the examination of the buildings themselves the study of the written records relating to their construction . In ...
... building as opposed to mere architectural description . The method used has been the very desirable one of combining with the examination of the buildings themselves the study of the written records relating to their construction . In ...
Page 134
... building nears completion the contrast be- tween summer and winter becomes less marked , and in all seasons the freemasons could continue to fashion stone in their lodge . The workmen , who all appear by name in the accounts , were ...
... building nears completion the contrast be- tween summer and winter becomes less marked , and in all seasons the freemasons could continue to fashion stone in their lodge . The workmen , who all appear by name in the accounts , were ...
Page 135
... building - works in stone devoted to the raising of new castles , such as we have so far described , though they are the most interesting , are not the most typical works of medieval military architecture . Castle - building works in ...
... building - works in stone devoted to the raising of new castles , such as we have so far described , though they are the most interesting , are not the most typical works of medieval military architecture . Castle - building works in ...
Contents
Two Early Norman Castles | 23 |
THREE Early Stone Castles | 35 |
FOUR The Perfected Castle | 60 |
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