Castles : an introduction to the castles of England and Wales / by the late B.H. St. J. O'Neil ... formerly chief inspector of ancient monuments, Ministry of Works
1953, First Edition. London : H.M.S.O. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #440579
Physical description; [vi], 62 p., XII p. of plates : ill., plans ; 19 cm. Notes; Includes list of illustrations, glossary of terms. Contents; The meaning of the word castle -- The earliest castles -- Early stone castles -- Medieval sieges -- Rectangular keeps -- Shell keeps -- Mines and the remedy -- Round towers -- The castles of the thirteenth century -- The Edwardian castles of North Wales -- The English house of the Middle Ages -- Castles of livery and maintenance -- Introduction of firearms -- Coastal defence -- Some castles of especial interest -- Plans -- Glossary. Subjects; Castles England. Castles Wales. Architecture, Medieval. Fortification England. Architecture, Medieval Great Britain. Great Britain Antiquities. Castles. Military engineering. Fortifications.
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