English Medieval CastlesBatsford, 1954 - 208 pages |
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Page 114
... medieval castles or , better by far , the contemplation of any of them for ourselves , inevitably raises the question of how these things were done and by what sort of men . In recent years historians have paid a good deal of attention ...
... medieval castles or , better by far , the contemplation of any of them for ourselves , inevitably raises the question of how these things were done and by what sort of men . In recent years historians have paid a good deal of attention ...
Page 139
... medieval carpenters , was to create the magnificent timber roof which still spans Westminster Hall . Payments upon the accounts of 1352 to " Master John Lyncoln glazier engaged upon the ordering of the glazing of the windows of the ...
... medieval carpenters , was to create the magnificent timber roof which still spans Westminster Hall . Payments upon the accounts of 1352 to " Master John Lyncoln glazier engaged upon the ordering of the glazing of the windows of the ...
Page 140
... medieval England and Wales demanded not only creative thought and scientific planning in almost every case , but a ... medieval ecclesiastical architecture encourages , while the study of medieval building as a whole drives from the mind ...
... medieval England and Wales demanded not only creative thought and scientific planning in almost every case , but a ... medieval ecclesiastical architecture encourages , while the study of medieval building as a whole drives from the mind ...
Contents
Two Early Norman Castles | 23 |
THREE Early Stone Castles | 35 |
FOUR The Perfected Castle | 60 |
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