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The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century (1887)

MacGibbon, David, d. 1902, Ross, Thomas, 1839-1930 · Edinburgh : D. Douglas · leaf 28

An illustration from The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century, 1887, leaf 28 — large compared to theNorman ojienings, are evidently insertions of the sixteenth century.The entrance door is on the first floor, without any forework. The keep of the ancient rojal castle of Loches (Indre et Loire) islarge and imposing. The pilasters on the faces (Fig. 5) are of a form unusual in… … l.ic. 4.—LocIrs Keti). Plan of Basement. There has been an external flight of steps up to the door of the fore-work, which was on the first-floor level. The forework itself forms avestibule, with a staircase to the second or principal floor running roundthe walls on three sides, the steps being…

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