English Medieval CastlesBatsford, 1954 - 208 pages |
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Page 32
... original motte - and - bailey form and foundation may clearly be seen beneath the accumulated stonework of after years . At other sites , like Berk- hamsted in Hertfordshire ( 6 ) , the later stonework has now almost gone , leaving the ...
... original motte - and - bailey form and foundation may clearly be seen beneath the accumulated stonework of after years . At other sites , like Berk- hamsted in Hertfordshire ( 6 ) , the later stonework has now almost gone , leaving the ...
Page 37
... original . It was , therefore , the medium rather than the underlying theory of fortification which was changed . The keep - and - bailey castle , like the motte - and - bailey , consisted of the same two component parts in the same ...
... original . It was , therefore , the medium rather than the underlying theory of fortification which was changed . The keep - and - bailey castle , like the motte - and - bailey , consisted of the same two component parts in the same ...
Page 85
... original castle enclosure on its elongated , elevated site above the river Wye , both of them embellished and defended by drum towers and gatehouses . The larger of these new courts , to the east , included an elaborate series of ...
... original castle enclosure on its elongated , elevated site above the river Wye , both of them embellished and defended by drum towers and gatehouses . The larger of these new courts , to the east , included an elaborate series of ...
Contents
Two Early Norman Castles | 23 |
THREE Early Stone Castles | 35 |
FOUR The Perfected Castle | 60 |
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