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The Architecture of Castles:

A Visual Guide
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Batsford, 1984 - Architecture - 120 pages

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Contents

Acknowledgements
6
The origins of the castle
13
Early castles
20
Copyright

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TitleThe Architecture of Castles: A Visual Guide
Batsford paperback
AuthorR. Allen Brown
Editionillustrated
PublisherBatsford, 1984
Original fromthe University of Virginia
Digitized13 Apr 2010
ISBN0713440899, 9780713440898
Length120 pages
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Architecture / History / Medieval
  
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