English Medieval CastlesBatsford, 1954 - 208 pages |
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Page 143
... mangonel , which worked on the principle of torsion ( 74 ) . A long arm with a cup or sling at its free end passed through a skein of ropes stretched between upright posts . The ropes were twisted towards the target by 74 A mangonel ...
... mangonel , which worked on the principle of torsion ( 74 ) . A long arm with a cup or sling at its free end passed through a skein of ropes stretched between upright posts . The ropes were twisted towards the target by 74 A mangonel ...
Page 144
... mangonel , since its range could to some extent be regulated by moving the counter- weight along the arm or by increasing and decreasing its mass . Both mangonel and trebuchet might be used , of course , to cast any kind of projectile ...
... mangonel , since its range could to some extent be regulated by moving the counter- weight along the arm or by increasing and decreasing its mass . Both mangonel and trebuchet might be used , of course , to cast any kind of projectile ...
Page 145
... mangonel or trebuchet . The lineal descendant of these bombarding siege - engines , per- forming the same function by a different and in the long - run revolu- 76 Diagram of a trebuchet , on the point of hurling the missile ( From the ...
... mangonel or trebuchet . The lineal descendant of these bombarding siege - engines , per- forming the same function by a different and in the long - run revolu- 76 Diagram of a trebuchet , on the point of hurling the missile ( From the ...
Contents
Two Early Norman Castles | 23 |
THREE Early Stone Castles | 35 |
FOUR The Perfected Castle | 60 |
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