English Medieval CastlesBatsford, 1954 - 208 pages |
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Page 69
... concentrated strongpoint , serving both as the principal defence and the principal residence of the castle , never entirely dis- appeared from English medieval military architecture , the com- parison between the gatehouse and the tower ...
... concentrated strongpoint , serving both as the principal defence and the principal residence of the castle , never entirely dis- appeared from English medieval military architecture , the com- parison between the gatehouse and the tower ...
Page 73
... concentrated , ultimate strongpoint to be held should the rest of the castle fall . In consequence , in the greater newly built castles of the period the keep disappears altogether , and in those existing castles , now improved and ...
... concentrated , ultimate strongpoint to be held should the rest of the castle fall . In consequence , in the greater newly built castles of the period the keep disappears altogether , and in those existing castles , now improved and ...
Page 93
... concentrated in the keep or tower- house ( 62 ) , a lofty structure of very advanced design , comprising an oblong body with a cylindrical tower at each corner , the whole heavily machicolated . In contrast to the conservative overall ...
... concentrated in the keep or tower- house ( 62 ) , a lofty structure of very advanced design , comprising an oblong body with a cylindrical tower at each corner , the whole heavily machicolated . In contrast to the conservative overall ...
Contents
Two Early Norman Castles | 23 |
THREE Early Stone Castles | 35 |
FOUR The Perfected Castle | 60 |
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