English Medieval CastlesBatsford, 1954 - 208 pages |
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Page 108
... interesting to notice that amongst the military and quasi - military architecture of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries we still find at times the tower keep , or something very like it . One of the most striking examples of such a ...
... interesting to notice that amongst the military and quasi - military architecture of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries we still find at times the tower keep , or something very like it . One of the most striking examples of such a ...
Page 135
... interesting , are not the most typical works of medieval military architecture . Castle - building works in the Middle Ages , viewed as a whole , most commonly took the form of the improvement and extension of existing fortresses . The ...
... interesting , are not the most typical works of medieval military architecture . Castle - building works in the Middle Ages , viewed as a whole , most commonly took the form of the improvement and extension of existing fortresses . The ...
Page 136
... interesting to notice that even at this late date new buildings , chiefly of oak and still in the main surviving , which included hall and private chambers , were built within the shell keep upon the mound - though it would seem they ...
... interesting to notice that even at this late date new buildings , chiefly of oak and still in the main surviving , which included hall and private chambers , were built within the shell keep upon the mound - though it would seem they ...
Contents
Two Early Norman Castles | 23 |
THREE Early Stone Castles | 35 |
FOUR The Perfected Castle | 60 |
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