Medieval FortificationsLeicester University Press, 1990 - 233 pages The author considers the period from the introduction of the castle by the Normans to the accession of the Tudors and adopts a broadly thematic approach. The book provides a synthesis of what has been learnt about the development, form and function of British castles through excavations since 1945. |
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Page 62
... base was required for the new northern Warwick estates centred on Barnard , although the castle does not seem to have been lived in by the earls themselves . The new works were designed to provide this secure base , and at the same time ...
... base was required for the new northern Warwick estates centred on Barnard , although the castle does not seem to have been lived in by the earls themselves . The new works were designed to provide this secure base , and at the same time ...
Page 155
... base of a font . The ornateness of the chapel is not only indicated by the three different series of floor - tiles , but also by the large quantity of red , yellow , green and blue glass which came from the windows . Two fragments of ...
... base of a font . The ornateness of the chapel is not only indicated by the three different series of floor - tiles , but also by the large quantity of red , yellow , green and blue glass which came from the windows . Two fragments of ...
Page 211
... base of the curtain wall and the ditch storeroom for wine and other beverages surface created by removing a square edge obliquely storage tank for water projecting stone used to support a timber beam or joist of a roof or floor pair of ...
... base of the curtain wall and the ditch storeroom for wine and other beverages surface created by removing a square edge obliquely storage tank for water projecting stone used to support a timber beam or joist of a roof or floor pair of ...
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