Items matching architecture

Timber Houses, Coventry

Timber was largely used in the construction of houses, some speciments of which yet remain, the most celebrated being parts of Crosby Hall, in Bishopsgate, London. Coventry also contains some fine and [...]

Keywords: buildings, architecture

Places shown: Coventry; Warwickshire; England

Added: 2008-03-10

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63.—Bronze Well-Head by Alberghetti—Courtyard of the Palazzo Ducale.

“Marco tells of magnificent feasts made by the Great Kaan on his birthday and on New Year’s Day. He delights in stories of the chase within the domain of Cublay’s palace of Chandu (perhaps the Xanadu [...]

Keywords: statuary, fountains, courtyards, architecture, buildings, people, wallpaper, backgrounds

Places shown: Venice; Veneto; Italy

Added: 2006-04-12

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Inigo Jones

Inigo Jones, along with Sir Christopher Wren, is surely one of the most famous of architects in England. “Inigo Jones was born on July 15, 1573, in the Parish of St. Bartholemew’s Smithfield, and was [...]

Keywords: portraits, architecture, people, architects

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-05-28

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Prestbury Old Hall

The best picture I could find online of this building (or what seems to be the same building) has a caption saying “it used to be the Priest’s House and is thought to date from the year 1498.” If thi [...]

Keywords: buildings, architecture, windows, christmas

Places shown: Prestbury; Cheshire; England

Added: 2006-08-31

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Colonnade of Medamot at Thebes

This temple (if such it was) seems mainly to be of interest to archaeologists because of its “Campaniform Capitals” or pillars with floral tops. To most other people it is a majestic ruin, beautiful [...]

Keywords: temples, pillars, ruins, architecture, backgrounds, wallpaper

Places shown: Thebes; Egypt

Added: 2006-08-17

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22. Stokesay Castle. Window and Doorway of the Hall.

“It must be borne in mind that hitherto windows had not been glazed. They were usually of small size for purposes of security, and no doubt their smallness was an advantage so far as the inlet of col [...]

Keywords: diagrams, manors, windows, doors, architecture

Places shown: Stokesay; Shropshire; England

Added: 2006-01-11

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3. Castle Hedingham, Essex

Plans of the Keep.

1. Ground Floor, or Basement.

2. First, or Entrance Floor.

3. The Great Hall.

4. Upper part of Hall, with Gallery.

5. Room over Hall.

Keywords: castles, plans, maps, architecture

Places shown: Castle Hedingham; Essex; England

Added: 2006-01-11

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5. Castle Hedingham, Essex

Section of the Keep.

Keywords: diagrams, castles, architecture

Places shown: Castle Hedingham; Essex; England

Added: 2006-01-11

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18. Bodiam Castle, Sussex (1386)

Showing the Moat.

Now owned by the National Trust, Bodiam Castle dates from 1385, and is in all the books on castles because of its surviving moat.

Keywords: castles, ruins, moats, towers, water, architecture, wallpaper, backgrounds

Places shown: Bodiam; Robertsbridge; Sussex; England

Added: 2006-01-11

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8. The Peak Castle, Derbysire (1176)

“The keep itself, which was built in 1176, is very similar in arrangement to the peel-towers of the Scottish border and to the towers which elsewhere formed the nucleus of many fortified houses. It pr [...]

Keywords: castles, plans, architecture

Places shown: Peveril Castle; Castleton; Derbyshire; England

Added: 2006-01-11

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6. Castle Hedingham, Essex.

A Fireplace.

Showing the short flue leading to a vertical vent in the face of the wall.

Keywords: diagrams, fireplaces, castles, architecture

Places shown: Castle Hedingham; Essex; England

Added: 2006-01-11

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23. Stokesay Castle.

Window in South Tower—Showing shutter and stone seats. “... in striking contrast to the gloom of the tower, where the small windows provide a patch of light which only renders the general darkness mor [...]

Keywords: windows, castles, manors, architecture

Places shown: Stokesay; Shropshire; England

Added: 2006-01-11

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