Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureSchocken Books, 1985 - 192 pages |
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... late medieval siege pictures may repre- sent wishful thinking on the part of the artist , or perhaps a desire to illustrate the latest weaponry , or perhaps it was simply because guns are easier to draw accurately than catapults ...
... late medieval siege pictures may repre- sent wishful thinking on the part of the artist , or perhaps a desire to illustrate the latest weaponry , or perhaps it was simply because guns are easier to draw accurately than catapults ...
Page 115
... late seventeenth century was a time of codification and formalism . From now on the story of military architecture becomes a babel of technical terms and bizarre geometry , as can be seen in the accompanying illustrations from an old ...
... late seventeenth century was a time of codification and formalism . From now on the story of military architecture becomes a babel of technical terms and bizarre geometry , as can be seen in the accompanying illustrations from an old ...
Page 186
... Late Middle Ages , ed J. Hale , J.R.L. Highfield and B. Smalley , Faber & Faber , 1965 Handford , S.A. , The Conquest of Gaul , Penguin , 1978 Harbottle , T. and Bruce , G. , Dictionary of Battles , Rupert Hart - Davies , 1971 Harding ...
... Late Middle Ages , ed J. Hale , J.R.L. Highfield and B. Smalley , Faber & Faber , 1965 Handford , S.A. , The Conquest of Gaul , Penguin , 1978 Harbottle , T. and Bruce , G. , Dictionary of Battles , Rupert Hart - Davies , 1971 Harding ...
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