Perrot, Georges, 1832-1914, Chipiez, Charles, 1835-1901, Armstrong, Walter, Sir, 1850-1918 · London, Chapman and Hall, Limited; New York, A. C. Armstrong and Son · leaf 204
appear in someof the bas-reliefs near the summits of towers and fortified wallswere mere embrasures, for the purpose of admitting a little air andlieht to the narrow chambers within which the defenders couldfind shelter from the missiles of an enemy and could store theirown arms and engines of war… … Fig. t>o.—Crude brick construction ; compiled by Charles Chipie?. Construction. some parts they areas much as fifteen, twenty, and five-and-twentyfeet, an elevation far in excess of a mans stature, and they showno trace of a window. Hence we may at least affirm thatwindows were not pierced under…
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