English Medieval CastlesBatsford, 1954 - 208 pages |
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Page 70
... Machicolation defence of the exposed outer base of walls and towers was made more efficient by making the battlements in ... machicolated overhanging parapet ( 34 ) . Such stone machicolation appears as early as the last decade of the ...
... Machicolation defence of the exposed outer base of walls and towers was made more efficient by making the battlements in ... machicolated overhanging parapet ( 34 ) . Such stone machicolation appears as early as the last decade of the ...
Page 93
... machicolated . In contrast to the conservative overall plan of Nunney , the design of Queenborough Castle on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent , begun in 1361 , was so advanced as to be unique . The castle was destroyed by Parliament in the ...
... machicolated . In contrast to the conservative overall plan of Nunney , the design of Queenborough Castle on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent , begun in 1361 , was so advanced as to be unique . The castle was destroyed by Parliament in the ...
Page 107
... machicolated in accordance with the best techniques of contemporary military architecture . Guy's Tower is multi- angular ; Caesar's Tower , perhaps the finer of the two , is of peculiar shape , tri - lobed rather like a clover leaf ...
... machicolated in accordance with the best techniques of contemporary military architecture . Guy's Tower is multi- angular ; Caesar's Tower , perhaps the finer of the two , is of peculiar shape , tri - lobed rather like a clover leaf ...
Contents
Two Early Norman Castles | 23 |
THREE Early Stone Castles | 35 |
FOUR The Perfected Castle | 60 |
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