Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureSchocken Books, 1985 - 192 pages |
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Page 77
... mound and transcribed as moat . The rest of the enclosed area at the foot of the the greater part in fact — - mound , was called the bailey . It was where the lord's soldiers lived in huts , did their training , and so on . The entrance ...
... mound and transcribed as moat . The rest of the enclosed area at the foot of the the greater part in fact — - mound , was called the bailey . It was where the lord's soldiers lived in huts , did their training , and so on . The entrance ...
Page 78
... mound . This precaution illustrates the foresight of the Normans , and the fact that they expected their way of life to go on for ever , for such a weakness would not necessarily become apparent for several generations . In the autumn ...
... mound . This precaution illustrates the foresight of the Normans , and the fact that they expected their way of life to go on for ever , for such a weakness would not necessarily become apparent for several generations . In the autumn ...
Page 79
... mound made it very cramped . More commodious accommodation was provided by the shell - keep , a simple wall encircling the top of the mound , its foundations going down into the top layers of earth in such a way that the masonry seemed ...
... mound made it very cramped . More commodious accommodation was provided by the shell - keep , a simple wall encircling the top of the mound , its foundations going down into the top layers of earth in such a way that the masonry seemed ...
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