Anglo-Saxon Towers of Lordship /
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 ar...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2019.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Medieval history and archaeology.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 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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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191846816 0191846813 9780192537225 0192537229 |