Encyclopedia of antiquities : and elements of archaeology, classical and mediæval (1843)
Fosbroke, Thomas Dudley, 1770-1842 · London : M. A. Nattali · leaf 151
before thearrival of the Romans, of which hereafter j 2. that after the civiHzation byAgricola. * From 1065 to 1189, the Norman style represented by fig. 1. prevailed a little more than 124 years ;no remains really known to be more than a few years before the Conquest,From 1189 to 1307, the early… … HOUSES OF THE BRITOXS. Diodorus Siculus speaks of thehouses of the Britons as built of wood,the walls made of stakes and wattling,like hurdles, and thatched with eitherreeds or straw. [Wattled chimniesstill occur in Wales.] Afterwards thedwellings were improved. Some setup strong stakes in the…
Classical antiquities · Civilization, Medieval
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