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 153
... chapel at 90 ° . This has led to two possible reconstructions ( figure 8.3 ) , of which the upper ( a ) seems the more likely as it represents a more symmetrical building . Once the main body of the chapel had been built , the interior ...
... chapel at 90 ° . This has led to two possible reconstructions ( figure 8.3 ) , of which the upper ( a ) seems the more likely as it represents a more symmetrical building . Once the main body of the chapel had been built , the interior ...
Page 154
... chapel at Winchester ( after Biddle 1975 ) reorganization of the bailey which included the destruction of the motte and the construction of the keep ( p.46 ) ... chapel , and it was 154 Chapels , ancillary structures , and water supply.
... chapel at Winchester ( after Biddle 1975 ) reorganization of the bailey which included the destruction of the motte and the construction of the keep ( p.46 ) ... chapel , and it was 154 Chapels , ancillary structures , and water supply.
Page 155
... chapels . The excavation of the interior of the Pleshey chapel produced evidence for a series of tiled floors spanning the early fourteenth to the mid fifteenth century ; in the later period the tiles were Flemish in origin . In spite ...
... chapels . The excavation of the interior of the Pleshey chapel produced evidence for a series of tiled floors spanning the early fourteenth to the mid fifteenth century ; in the later period the tiles were Flemish in origin . In spite ...
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