English Medieval CastlesBatsford, 1954 - 208 pages |
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Page 42
... keep . The keep was de- signed as the strongest point of the castle , and , more than this , as a separate and self ... shell keep . It was linked to the defences of the bailey , for the bailey wall was con- tinued up the two sides of ...
... keep . The keep was de- signed as the strongest point of the castle , and , more than this , as a separate and self ... shell keep . It was linked to the defences of the bailey , for the bailey wall was con- tinued up the two sides of ...
Page 55
... keep . Wherever the keep stood within the castle , and whatever its type , shell or tower , square tower or round tower , it was of supreme military importance - a concentrated ... shell keep in particular must always have been as 55.
... keep . Wherever the keep stood within the castle , and whatever its type , shell or tower , square tower or round tower , it was of supreme military importance - a concentrated ... shell keep in particular must always have been as 55.
Page 205
... keep of , 43 , 49 ; 23 Archers , 150 , 153 Architects . See Engineers Ardres , France , 31 , 177 - > mound of , 31-2 , 117 , 177 Ardres , Lambert of , chronic- ler , 31 Armoury , 141 , 188 Arundel , 32 , 113 , 178 shell keep of , 42 ...
... keep of , 43 , 49 ; 23 Archers , 150 , 153 Architects . See Engineers Ardres , France , 31 , 177 - > mound of , 31-2 , 117 , 177 Ardres , Lambert of , chronic- ler , 31 Armoury , 141 , 188 Arundel , 32 , 113 , 178 shell keep of , 42 ...
Contents
Two Early Norman Castles | 23 |
THREE Early Stone Castles | 35 |
FOUR The Perfected Castle | 60 |
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