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Military Architecture in England During the Middle Ages

INDEX RERUM

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A

Adulterine castles, 56, 57, 89

Adulterinus, 56

Agger, 11, 60

Alatorium, 89

Allure, 89

Angle, dead, in fortification, 162

Angles, reduction of, in fortification, 165

Arbalast, 73;

see Cross-bow

Arx, 22, 32, 53, 65;

arcem condere, etc., 38

Attack, science and methods of, 66-79

Aula, hall or manor-house, 197, 198

Aula principalis, 56;

see Hall

B

Bailey, 40, 43, 44, 45, 46, 50, 51, 55, 56;

see Castles, plan of

Ballista, 16, 63, 67, 73, 74

Ballium, 40

Barbican, 215, 229, 230, 233-6, 239-41

Barmkin, 189, 229, 312, 347

Bartizan, 187, 235, 236

Base-court, 40, 96

Basse-cour, 40

Bastille, 236

Bastion, 289, 290

Battering ram, see Ram

Bayeux tapestry, 36, 38, 45, 46, A. Thompson; 36, 38, 44, 45, 46, 52, 66, 190, 192

Belfry, 72, Viollet-le-Duc; 67, 70, 71, 78

Berfredum, 67

Berm, 5, 11, 60

Bishop’s palaces, fortified, 301, 338, 341, 342

Bore, 70, Viollet-le-Duc; 61, 64, 68

Borough, 30

Bourg, 26

Bower, 192, 193

Brattice, 79, 187

Bretèche, 79, 187

Brick-work in eastern counties, 355, 358

—— tower of, at siege of Marseilles, 62

Bridges, fortified, 297, 298;

London bridge, 64;

bridges at Paris, 63

Burg, 25, 26

Burgus or burgum, 30, 41

Burh, 25;

burhs in Saxon England, map of, 31, A. Thompson; 25-27, 28-33, 35, 38, 41, 42

Byzantine military science, 59, 61, 67, 73

C

Cabulus, 76

Carfax, 22

Castel, 35, 37, 42

Castellum, 35, 55, 60, 66;

castellum construere, etc., 38;

castellis, vastata in, 42

Castles, dwelling-houses in, 188-211

—— in England, Norman, earthworks, 26, 30, 32, 33, 35-57;

mount-and-bailey plan, 42-47, 48-52, 55-56, 110, 113, 160, 161;

relative date of, 56, 57;

importance in warfare, 65, 66, 83-7;

stone fortifications, 47, 89-107

—— in relation to plan of walled towns, 87-89

—— plan of, with successive baileys, 162, 163, 164;

concentric, 7, 164, 264, 264-82, 304;

mount-and-bailey, see Castles in England, Norman

—— strategic position in North of England, map illustrating, 84, A. Thompson; 83-87

—— Syrian, see Crusaders

Castrum, 35, 53

Cat, 68

Catapult, 73, Viollet-le-Duc;

16, 17, 51, 67, 70, 71, 73-6;

see Ballista, Mangana, etc.

Centering of vault at Lancaster castle, 327

Cervi, 60

Chamber, great, 54, 205, 206, 207

Chapels in castles, 107-9, 209-11;

see also Keep

Châtelet, 236

Chats-châteaux, 68

Chemise, 90, 177

Churches, fortified, 315, 316

Cippi, 60, 61

Closes of cathedrals, fortified, 298, 301

“Contour” forts, 1, 2

Cortina, 89

Countervallation, wall of, 62

Coursière, 80, 82, 178

Courtine, 89

Crenellate, licences to, 298, 301, 303, 304, 307, 308, 309

Crenellations, 79

Cross-bow, 67, 73, 74, 78

Crusade, first, 66, 74;

fourth, 70

Crusaders, castles of, in Syria, 175, 176, 240, 241, 262, 263

Crusades, influence of, on military science, 59, 66, 67, 160, 163, 164, 175, 176, 262, 263

D

Danegeld, 33

Danes, invasions of England and France by, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 33, 34, 39, 63, 64, 65

Defence, science and progress of, 79-82, 161-5

Demi-lune, 215

Domesday Book, evidence with regard to early castles, 30, 37, 41, 42, 83

Domgio, 46

Donjon or dungeon, 43, 46, 47, 361, 365

Drainage of roofs, 156, 179

Drawbridge, 55

Dungeon, see Donjon

Dunio, 46

E

Earthworks in Britain, early, 1-10, 19;

defence of entrances, 3, 5-7;

dry-built walls, 8;

in Saxon England, 24, 25

Embrasure, 169

F

Fire-arms, introduction of, 58, 59, 287-90

Firmamentum, 38

Firmitas, 55

Flanking, 102, 161, 162, 164, 216-20

Fore-building, see Keep

Forum, 14, 18, 19, 22, 23

France, Gallo-Roman cities in, 22, 23

—— early castles in, 36

—— mount-and-bailey castles in, 46, 52, 53, 55

—— progress of military art in, 65

—— walled towns in, 64, 65, 250, 290, 292

Free chapels, 109

G

Galleries in walls of castles, 284, 285

Garde-robes, 247;

see also Keep, Mural chambers

Gatehouses of castle, early, 95-9;

later, 220-9

Gateways of Roman stations, 14, 15, 19

Geweorc, 30, 33, 63

Great chamber, see Chamber

H

Haia, 55

Hall of castle, 54, 55, 56, 104, 107, 190-3, 195, 197, 198, 200, 202, 205, 206

“Herring-bone” masonry, 93, 99-102

Herse, 70

Hides, raw, used to protect palisades, 62, 64, 68

Hoarding, 79, Viollet-le-Duc;

79, 80, 81, 82, 187

Hooks, grappling, 61, 71

Horn-work, 215

Hourd; see Hoarding

Hurdles, use of, in attack, 61

I

Italy, fortified towns in, 290, 292

K

Keep, gradual disappearance of, 164, 212, 215

—— cylindrical tower, 165-85;

internal arrangements, 168-72, 178, 179, 182, 183, 184

—— octagonal tower, 185

—— quatrefoil tower, 172, 185-7

—— rectangular tower, map of towers, 130, A. Thompson;

in France and Normandy, 116-8;

in England, 118-59;

evidence for date, 118-20;

early Norman towers, 120-5;

comparative measurements of towers, 125, 127-8, 131-3;

position in plan, 128-31;

external treatment, 133, 134, 137;

entrance

and forebuilding, 137-8, 141-2;

internal arrangement and cross-wall, 142, 145-6;

basement, 146, 149-50;

stairs, 146, 149;

chapels, 150, 153-4;

kitchens, 154;

wells, 154;

mural chambers and galleries, 155-6;

roof and rampart, 157, 159;

drawbacks of shape, 161-2

—— , residential use of, 53-5, 179, 188

—— shell, 113-6;

combination with rectangular tower, 129

—— wooden tower on mount, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 51, 52-5, 56, 113, 160

Kitchen in castles, 54, 193, 194, 209;

see also Keep

L

Lilium, 60, 61

Lists, 264

Limestone, Yorkshire, 355

Logium, 54

M

Machicolations, 82, 175, 223, 246

Malvoisin, 66

Mangana, mangon, mangonel, 64, 73

Mantlets, 61, 64, 68, 70, 79;

of rope, 62

Merlon, 169, 242, 245, 246

Mile-castles on Roman wall, 11, 17, 60

Mines, use of, in siege, 58, 62, 63, 68, 70, 71

Monasteries, fortified, 298, 301, 303, 304, 315

Motte, 41, 46, 54

Mount, 41, 43, 44-47, 48-53, 54

Mouse, 62, 68

Municipium, 35, 53

Munitio, 35, 53;

munitionem firmare, etc., 38

Musculus, 62

N

Norman conquest, castle-building after, 38, 39

Normans at court of Edward the Confessor, 37

O

Oppidum, 21

P

Palicium, 55

Palisade and stockade, use of, 5, 25, 26, 29, 32, 36, 40, 45, 46, 52, 53, 55, 58, 59, 61, 65, 66, 67, 68, 73, 89

Pantry, 54

Parapets, 79, 80, 82, 102, 242, 245, 246

Parvise, 192

Pele, 229, 312

Pele-towers, 185, 219, 220, 312, 315, 316

Pele-yard, 315

Pent-houses, 62, 64, 79

Petraria, 73

Pierrière, 73

Pomerium, 292, 295

Porta decumana, 19;

praetoria, 19;

principalis, 19

Portcullis, 70, 96, 227, 229

Porte-coulis, 70

Postern, 247, 251

Praetorium, 14, 18

Promontories, early camps on, 1, 2

Propugnaculum, 89

Q

Quincunx, 60

R

Ram, 69, Viollet-le-Duc; 63, 64, 68, 78, 79;

devices against, 79

Rampart-walk, 241, Viollet-le-Duc; 79, 80, 89, 102;

see also Keep

Ravelin, 215

Revetment, walls of, 186

Roman military science, 59-62, 73

—— occupation of Britain, 10-20

—— roads in Britain, 11, 12, 25

—— stations, 10, 12-20

—— wall in Northumberland and Cumberland, 11, A. Thompson (after Bruce); 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 25

S

Saxon invasions of Britain, 21, 22

—— shore, fortresses of, 12, 22

—— towns and villages, 23, 24

Scaling, 58;

scaling-ladders, 61, 70, 71

Scorpio, 73

Shutter in embrasure, 245, Viollet-le-Duc; 242

Siegecraft, engines used in, 68-77;

see Catapult

Sieges—

of Alesia, 59-61

of Antioch, 164, 241

of Château-Gaillard, 70, 71, 73, 76, 77, 163, 215, 216

of Constantinople, 164

of London by Danes, 64, 65

of Marseilles, 61, 62

of Paris, 63, 64

of Le Puiset, 67, 68

Slingers, 58

Solar, solarium, 192, 193

Sow, 68

Spur at base of towers, 175, 185

Stakes used as missiles, 61

Stimuli, 61

Stockade, see Palisade

T

Terebra, 68

Testudo, 62, 68

Tête-du-pont, 63, 234, 326

Teutonic origin of mount-and-bailey castle, conjectural, 51

Timbrian, 29

Tortoise, 68;

see Testudo

Tower at siege of Marseilles, 62

Tower, great, see Keep

Towers on ramparts, 60, 61, 161, 162, 164;

in early Norman castles, 102-4;

see Flanking

—— on walls of Roman stations, 15-17

—— strong, survivals of keep, 269, 281, 282

Towns; Saxon settlements, 23, 24

—— walled, 228, 288, Viollet-le-Duc;

early, 64, 65;

in relation to castles, 87-89

Trebuchet, 75, 76, Viollet-le-Duc; 76

Turrets on Roman wall, 11

U

Urbs, 21

V

Vallum, 2, 5, 11, 53, 60, 61

Via praetoria, 18;

principalis, 18, 19, 23

Villa, 53

Villas in Roman Britain, 12, 21

Vinea, 62

W

Ward, 40

Wells in castles, 119, 124, 125, 141, 145, 146, 154, 155, 179

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