The arts in the Middle Ages, and at the period of the Renaissance (1870)
Jacob, P. L., 1806-1884, Dafforne, James, d. 1880, tr · London, Chapman and Hall · leaf 465
es withenormous chimney-corners surmounted by projecting mantelpieces ; thevaulted roof was ornamented with pendents of various devices, and withpainted or carved escutcheons. Narrow closets, contrived in the walls,served as sleeping places. The embrasures of the windows pierced in theexcessively… … Fig. 315.—Staircase of a Tower. Fig. 316.—Pointed Window with Stone Seats. (Thirteenth Century.) generally sat when the cold did not oblige them to draw near to thefireplaces. (Figs. 315 and 316.) With the exception of these slight sacrifices made to the comforts oflife, everything in the castle…
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