868.—Machines used for the Defence of Stone Walls against the action of Battering rams. details |
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| Image title: | 868.—Machines used for the Defence of Stone Walls against the action of Battering rams. | |
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| Source: | Knight, Charles: “Old England: A Pictorial Museum” (1845) | |
| Place shown: | none | |
| Keywords: | castles, siege engines, diagrams, battles, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale | |
| Status: | public domain in the USA, out of copyright in Canada, hence royalty-free stock image for all purposes and no usage credit required | |
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“in Figs. 868 to 870 is illustrated the whole process of battering the walls as carried on in [late 13th century and early 14th century]. Slow, but sure, after that the work of destruction went on, till the strong fortress lay in ruins.” (p. 234). |
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| Dimensions: | 110 x 80mm (4.3 x 3.1 inches) | |
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