The English CastleBatsford, 1942 - 120 pages |
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... elaborate examples , for such exist in the stave - churches and are hinted at in some of the descriptions of timber castle halls which have come down to us . The walling would appear as vertical boarding and the well - pitched roofs ...
... elaborate examples , for such exist in the stave - churches and are hinted at in some of the descriptions of timber castle halls which have come down to us . The walling would appear as vertical boarding and the well - pitched roofs ...
Page 78
... elaborate hall with a columned basement . At Eynesford in Kent is a humbler and badly ruined example which shows very clearly the division into hall and chamber . At Grosmont in Monmouth is another interesting hall of the early ...
... elaborate hall with a columned basement . At Eynesford in Kent is a humbler and badly ruined example which shows very clearly the division into hall and chamber . At Grosmont in Monmouth is another interesting hall of the early ...
Page 83
... elaborate . Beautiful architectural features appear , such as elaborate porches to the halls . The chief of such features , however , was usually the great bay window ( sometimes called an " oriel " ) which gave light to the lord's high ...
... elaborate . Beautiful architectural features appear , such as elaborate porches to the halls . The chief of such features , however , was usually the great bay window ( sometimes called an " oriel " ) which gave light to the lord's high ...
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CASTLES OF EARTH | 5 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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