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 23
... buildings , so that evidence for the earlier phases has been lost ; thus ... domestic occupation of the castle lay on the motte , with a hall taking the ... domestic functions rather than primarily defensive ones , for at both these sites ...
... buildings , so that evidence for the earlier phases has been lost ; thus ... domestic occupation of the castle lay on the motte , with a hall taking the ... domestic functions rather than primarily defensive ones , for at both these sites ...
Page 97
... buildings built and rebuilt from the late eleventh century . The role of the hall within a castle was varied , its main functions often depending on the nature of the castle itself . One tends to think that the hall would form the domestic ...
... buildings built and rebuilt from the late eleventh century . The role of the hall within a castle was varied , its main functions often depending on the nature of the castle itself . One tends to think that the hall would form the domestic ...
Page 126
... buildings of the medieval period employed a variety of methods of construction involving timber and cob : from walls ... domestic buildings from Hen Domen are examined in some detail below as a result of the amount of evidence that the ...
... buildings of the medieval period employed a variety of methods of construction involving timber and cob : from walls ... domestic buildings from Hen Domen are examined in some detail below as a result of the amount of evidence that the ...
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