The castles and abbeys of England; Vol. 2 of 2: from the national records, early chronicles, and other standard authorsBeattie, William
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The castles and abbeys of England; Vol. 2 of 2: from the national records, early chronicles, and other standard authors
Beattie, William
Abbeys -- England; Castles -- England
Initial Letters, illustrative of Baronial, Monastic, and
Chivalrous Subjects. 1, 3, 13, 31
Mutilated Effigy of Earl Strongbow, or Roger Bigod. 41
Shields of the Clare and Bigod Families, from the Encaustic-Tile
Pavement in the Abbey. 42
Walter de Clare; Armorial Ensigns of the Family. 44
Richard de Clare; Ancient Family Shield. 48
Hospitium, or Guest Hall, with portions of the Refectory, and other
Conventual Buildings. 50
Conventual Alphabet, Letter H; Abbey Gate, Procession. 51
Inner View; Sketch of an Altar, Tomb, &c. 54
Conventual Alphabet, Letter P. 56
Conventual Letter O. 60
Abbatial Crosier, Cap, and Cushion. 62
Letter A. 65
Ground Plan of Tinterne Abbey. 108
Five smaller Woodcuts, illustrative of the subject.
Goodrich Castle. 122
<g>Raglan Castle.</g>
STEEL ENGRAVINGS.
ARTISTS. ENGRAVERS. PAGE
THE AVENUE, west of the Castle, from which the remains of the State Apartments
are seen through the trees
W. H. BARTLETT. J. C. BENTLEY. 128
THE PAVED STONE COURT
W. H. BARTLETT. S. BRADSHAW. 151
THE BARONIAL HALL, showing the great Bay Window on the right of the _Dais_,
with the Worcester Arms overhead; the ancient Fire-place, with =W=
worked in brick over the Arch; the Corbel-heads that supported the
Roof, &c. &c.
W. H. BARTLETT. E. J. ROBERTS. 154
GATEWAY IN THE FOUNTAIN COURT, with the Baronial Chapel
W. H. BARTLETT. E. BRANDARD. 156
THE MOAT.--This View of the Keep and adjacent Towers is universally admired,
both for the splendour of architectural detail and the picturesque
grouping of the features which it displays
W. H. BARTLETT. C. COUSEN. 158
THE GATEWAY TOWERS, as described in the text, with the Moat and part of the
Donjon Tower on the left
W. H. BARTLETT. E. BRANDARD. 177
THE KEEP OR DONJON TOWER, from the Moat; on the right are seen the
Gateway Towers, and in the centre is the Keep. In front, opening upon
the water, is the old sally-port; and on the right bank, partially
concealed by trees, is the private walk, formerly ornamented with
statues and shell-work, as described in the text. The Keep is
represented in the same state as when it was left by General Fairfax
after the siege
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