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Anglo-Saxon towers of lordship / Michael G. Shapland.
Series: Medieval history and archaeology: ; Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019Edition: First edition.Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191846816 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Towers -- England -- History -- To 1500 | Architecture, Anglo-Saxon -- England | Great Britain -- History -- Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066
Additional Physical Form: Print version : 9780198809463DDC classification: 725.9709420902 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: This is a detailed study of the towers constructed by lords at their residences across England during the late tenth and eleventh centuries. Although these towers contained chapels, their role in the exercise of secular power mean that that they provide a unique opportunity to study standing aristocratic architecture from before the Norman Conquest.
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
This edition previously issued in print: 2019.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This is a detailed study of the towers constructed by lords at their residences across England during the late tenth and eleventh centuries. Although these towers contained chapels, their role in the exercise of secular power mean that that they provide a unique opportunity to study standing aristocratic architecture from before the Norman Conquest.
Specialized.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on January 8, 2019).