A dictionary of architecture and building; biographical, historical and descriptive (1901)
Sturgis, Russell, 1836-1909 · New York, Macmillan · leaf 143
of the times just succeeding the introduc-tion of gmipowder, the bastions had somearchitectural ciiaracter, in partial reminiscenceof the flanking towers of medi;eval castles; theywere, moreover, of masonry with somewhat highwalls, and presented an imposing appearance.Tiie modern bastion i.s, of… … Bastiue: View of thi. Il iilh ^T,.l A(.l-. AM Covered Street Ad,ioix- rXG, AT MONPAZIER (UORDOGNE), SOUTHWESTERN FrAXCE. ing wall and ditch was often used to protect theimmediate .surroundings of the bouse ; its stables,gardens, and the like, as well as the house itself,and the angles of this outer…
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