Castles in Britain

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//-->-^"149824MoreandmorepeopleantoaredisplayinginnoonintelligentinteresttheancientcastlesofGreatBritainandareanxiousaccurateobtaininformationandguidanceaboutthem.ThisbookaimsatprovidingthesebymeansofashorttextOmooaccompaniedbyafullseriesisoftheillustrations.TheareacoveredwholeofGreatBritainandthesubjectheads:isdealtwithunderthefollowingTheNormansandtheirCastles;RoundDonjonsandToweredCurtains;ThePartsoftheCastle;EdwardianCastles;LaterEnglishCastles;Tower-housesoftheNorth;laterenTheScottishCastleintheMiddleAges.Thebookaimsthroughouttodescribethecastles,notmerelyasemptyruins,buttoportraythepurposes,militaryanddomestic,whichtheyweredesignedtoserveandthatwastoindicatethemanneroflifethelivedinthem.InthesocialsystemofMiddleAgesthecastleplayedavitalthispartandnoonecanunderstandperiodinourcountry'shistorywithouthavinganintelligentconceptionofwhatthemedievalthelifecastlesignifiedinofallranksofthepeople.AglossaryandbibliographycompletethetousefulnessofthisinformativeguideDrtheCastlesofBritain,writtenbytheSimpsonwhoisanauthorityonsubject.ABATSFORDBOOKRETURNTOCENTRALROSSVALUrCtHTRAL'-''AMP7„v,,„AnnAOIflQOAPR191DATEDUEMINI*»0G2Htwr-ri356-FEB•-,s0EC3FEB5'iDEC51198ftFEB25juni;,.,"0198919896toAPR8WG1TODEC06.»HH1971f|B^Mi£*kAPRMAY13JUL^im3m*5~fiH728.8SimpsonCastlesinBritainMarinCountyFreeLibraryCivicCent;Building.aliform*SanCastlesinBritain [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]