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 55
... position of the keep emphasizes its military function , but it still fulfilled a domestic role by being attached to the hall to its west ; the upper chambers in the tower may have acted as the solar to the hall . A similar arrangement ...
... position of the keep emphasizes its military function , but it still fulfilled a domestic role by being attached to the hall to its west ; the upper chambers in the tower may have acted as the solar to the hall . A similar arrangement ...
Page 110
... position after the destruction of the building . The one other remaining feature lay outside the south - west corner of the hall ; this was a corridor which may have provided a link with the kitchens . It was not thought to be the ...
... position after the destruction of the building . The one other remaining feature lay outside the south - west corner of the hall ; this was a corridor which may have provided a link with the kitchens . It was not thought to be the ...
Page 117
... position against one of the piers is unusual , especially as the two features are regarded as contemporary . It is possible that this incongruity represents a change in plan when construction had already begun , an aisle being added to ...
... position against one of the piers is unusual , especially as the two features are regarded as contemporary . It is possible that this incongruity represents a change in plan when construction had already begun , an aisle being added to ...
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