Old London: Papers Read at the London Congress, July, 1866J. Murray, 1867 - 376 Seiten |
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... later castles ; and on the other hand , some of the finest examples of Norman fortresses have no mound : and this is remarkably the case in the subject of the present memoir , not only one of the earliest and most important of the works ...
... later castles ; and on the other hand , some of the finest examples of Norman fortresses have no mound : and this is remarkably the case in the subject of the present memoir , not only one of the earliest and most important of the works ...
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... later reign of King John , was deepened and made 204 feet broad , but which must have been a sufficient defence even at the time of the Conqueror . Ludgate , like the later Newgate , was placed in a re - entering angle of the wall , so ...
... later reign of King John , was deepened and made 204 feet broad , but which must have been a sufficient defence even at the time of the Conqueror . Ludgate , like the later Newgate , was placed in a re - entering angle of the wall , so ...
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... later . It is said to stand upon the site of the second Roman bulwark ; but looking to the well- known line of the city defences , it seems more pro- bable that so massive a structure was placed on undis- turbed ground , a little to the ...
... later . It is said to stand upon the site of the second Roman bulwark ; but looking to the well- known line of the city defences , it seems more pro- bable that so massive a structure was placed on undis- turbed ground , a little to the ...
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... later , and most of it considerably later than the eleventh cen- tury , probably supplements the original design . The area enclosed and the strength of the walls and gates are in keeping with the dimensions and impregnable character of ...
... later , and most of it considerably later than the eleventh cen- tury , probably supplements the original design . The area enclosed and the strength of the walls and gates are in keeping with the dimensions and impregnable character of ...
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... building or barbican common in later Norman keeps , as Rochester , or Scarborough , covering the entrance . The southern door and well - stair are certainly original ; but this , of small size , and 38 HISTORY OF OLD LONDON .
... building or barbican common in later Norman keeps , as Rochester , or Scarborough , covering the entrance . The southern door and well - stair are certainly original ; but this , of small size , and 38 HISTORY OF OLD LONDON .
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Seite 21 - History of Rome. From the Earliest Times to the Establishment of the Empire. With the History of Literature and Art.
Seite 25 - PENROSE'S (FC) Principles of Athenian Architecture, and the Optical Refinements exhibited in the Construction of the Ancient Buildings at Athens, from a Survey. With 40 Plates. Folio.
Seite 9 - CUMMING'S (R. GORDON) Five Years of a Hunter's Life in the Far Interior of South Africa ; with Anecdotes of the Chace, and Notices of the Native Tribes.
Seite 21 - CHARLES) Principles of Geology; or, the Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants considered as illustrative of Geology.
Seite 9 - CURETON (REV. W.) Remains of a very Ancient Recension of the Four Gospels in Syriac, hitherto unknown in Europe. Discovered, Edited, and Translated. 4to. 24s. CURTIUS' (PROFESSOR) Student's Greek Grammar, for the use of Colleges and the Upper Forms.
Seite 278 - ... of the popular assent in the election of a king; but it marks the progress of English independence under Henry that London now claimed of itself the right of election. Undismayed by the absence of the hereditary counsellors of the crown, its "Aldermen and wise folk gathered together the folkmoot, and these providing at their own will for the good of the realm, unanimously resolved to choose a king.
Seite 5 - More Worlds than One. The Creed of the Philosopher and the Hope of the Christian.
Seite 220 - Bracton saith, quod Rex non debet esse sub homine sed sub Deo et lege [that the King ought not to be under man but under God and under the law—BT\.
Seite 352 - Mantegna, formerly the Duke of Mantua's ; of the tapestries, I believe the world can show nothing nobler of the kind than the stories of Abraham and Tobit.
Seite vii - Then goes he on along by that more beauteous strand, Expressing both the wealth and bravery of the land. (So many sumptuous bowers, within so little space, The all-beholding Sun scarce sees in all his race.) And on by London leads, which like a crescent lies, Whose...