Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureSchocken Books, 1985 - 192 pages |
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Page 81
... embrasures ) . The technical term ' to crenellate ' ( which private owners could only do under special licence from the king ) shows that the earliest Norman stone castles were built with solid parapets , which subsequently had gaps ...
... embrasures ) . The technical term ' to crenellate ' ( which private owners could only do under special licence from the king ) shows that the earliest Norman stone castles were built with solid parapets , which subsequently had gaps ...
Page 113
... embrasures , enabling cannon to be traversed for aim against a passing target . Walmer and Sandown Castles were completed with simple central towers surrounded by a separate complex of four semicircular bastions . St Mawes Castle had a ...
... embrasures , enabling cannon to be traversed for aim against a passing target . Walmer and Sandown Castles were completed with simple central towers surrounded by a separate complex of four semicircular bastions . St Mawes Castle had a ...
Page 128
... embrasures on each side , two of which were low down to cover the very base of the wall . Note the vent to allow the escape of fumes and smoke from inside the caponier . 61 The interior of one of the caponiers at Eastbourne Redoubt ...
... embrasures on each side , two of which were low down to cover the very base of the wall . Note the vent to allow the escape of fumes and smoke from inside the caponier . 61 The interior of one of the caponiers at Eastbourne Redoubt ...
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