An Essay on the Military Architecture of the Middle AgesJ.H. and J. Parker, 1860 - 274 pages |
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An Essay on the Military Architecture of the Middle Ages Eugene Emmanuel Viollet-Le-Duc No preview available - 2019 |
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Page 151 - ; and with them were many great lords that were eager to make show of their courage. There is no man, unless he had been present, that can imagine, or describe truly, the confusion of that day ; especially the bad management and disorder of the French, whose troops were out of number.
Page 152 - There were about fifteen thousand Genoese crossbowmen; but they were quite fatigued, having marched on foot that day six leagues, completely armed, and with their crossbows. They told the constable they were not in a fit condition to do any great things that day in battle. The Earl of Alencon, hearing this, said, "This is what one gets by employing such scoundrels, who fall off when there is any need for them.
Page 151 - The English, who were drawn up in three divisions, and seated on the ground, on seeing their enemies advance, rose undauntedly up, and fell into their ranks. That of the prince was the first to do so, whose archers were formed in the manner of a portcullis or harrow, and the men-at-arms in the rear. The earls of Northampton and Arundel, who commanded the second division, had posted themselves in good order on his wing, to assist and succour the prince, if necessary. You must know that these kings,...
Page 273 - JOHN HEWITT. ANCIENT ARMOUR AND WEAPONS IN EUROPE. By JOHN HEWITT, Member of the Archaeological Institute of Great Britain. Vols. II. and III., comprising the Period from the Fourteenth to the Seventeenth Century, completing the work, 11.
Page 152 - When the Genoese were somewhat in order, and approached the English, they set up a loud shout, in order to frighten them ; but they remained quite still, and did not seem to attend to it.
Page 274 - GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE. AN ATTEMPT TO DISCRIMINATE THE DIFFERENT STYLES OF ARCHITECTURE IN ENGLAND. By the late THOMAS RICKMAN, FSA With 30 Engravings on Steel, by Le KEUX, &c., and 465 on Wood, of the best examples, from Original Drawings by F. Mackenzie, O. Jewitt, and PH Delamotte.
Page 274 - Engravings, 7s. 6d. Its Dedication. — Supposed date of Erection or Alteration. — Objects of Interest in or near. — Notices of Fonts. — Glass, Furniture, — and other details — Also Lists of Dated Examples, Works relating to the County, &c.
Page 151 - As eoon as the king of France came in sight of the English, his blood began to boil, and he cried out to his marshals, " Order the Genoese forward, and begin the battle, in the name of God and St. Denis.
Page 275 - SOME ACCOUNT OF DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE IN ENGLAND, from Richard II. to Henry VIII. (or the Perpendicular Style). With Numerous Illustrations of Existing Remains from Original Drawings. By the EDITOR OF "THE GLOSSARY OF ARCHITECTURE.