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Machines of War and Castle Diagram The Antiquities of England and Wales (1783)

The entire plate. The other images here are all details from this plate, but at much higher resolution. These are all described as weapons used in attacking (or defending) castles. There is also an an [...]

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Added: 2004-01-19

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Ballista (Balista) The Antiquities of England and Wales (1783)

A ballista together with darts for the ballista and a winch for bending the ballista. This is taken from Machines of War.

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Added: 2004-01-19

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Moveable Tower with Bridge and Battering Ram. The Antiquities of England and Wales (1783)

This is taken from Machines of War.

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Added: 2004-01-19

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Castle Diagram The Antiquities of England and Wales (1783)

Diagram showing the various parts of the battlements of a castle. The text, under the heading References, lists 1. The Barbican, 2. The Ditch of Moat, 3. Wall of the outer Ballium [now called the out [...]

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Added: 2004-01-19

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Catapulta [Catapult] The Antiquities of England and Wales (1783)

The lettered parts are explained in the text of the book. This is taken from Machines of War.

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Added: 2004-01-19

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74.—The Siege of a Castle Life and Work of the People of England: The Fourteenth Century (1929)

“A hand-to-hand fight on a scaling ladder thrown against the battlements; the garrison hurl stones from a catapult. Note primitive cannon. Reconstructional drawing from various sources by George Krug [...]

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Added: 2005-06-25

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868.—Machines used for the Defence of Stone Walls against the action of Battering rams. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

“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, ti [...]

Keywords: castles, siege engines, diagrams, battles, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

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Added: 2005-06-26

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869.—Attack on the Walls of a besieged Tower. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

The Cut shows two forms of the Battering-ram in use, for making breaches in the fortifications.

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Added: 2005-07-16

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870.—Machines for Boring Holes in Castle Walls. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

Medieval crusaders (mediaeval knights) use various devices to make holes in the defensive walls of a castle. In the background a group of people wearing tunics are talking, while a couple of distant s [...]

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Added: 2005-08-06

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1253.—Breeching Tower; Archers behind their Pavison; Canon, Crossbow-men, &c. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

A few words by way of appendage to this part of our subject may here be devoted to the subject of our engravings, representing the storming of a fort (Fig. 1251), the siege of a town (Fig. 1252), and [...]

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Added: 2012-09-21

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1274.—Moveable Towers of Archers, Cannon, etc. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

(Royal MS. 14 Edw. IV) “A few words by way of appendage to this part of our subject may here be devoted to the subject of our engravings, representing the storming of a fort (Fig. 1251), the siege of [...]

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Added: 2007-05-18

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