PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Illustrations of history@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 days agoYet another castle diagram (they never get old, tbh)lemmy.worldimagemessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1177arrow-down10
arrow-up1177arrow-down1imageYet another castle diagram (they never get old, tbh)lemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Illustrations of history@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 days agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squareTar_AlcaranlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·23 days agomake a huge, double-page drawing to teach children everything about castles. Go so far as to draw the holes for hoardings, wooden stairs on the inside, a raised bailey entrance and even accurately showing how a slope of a mote would be dug. Only 4 things highlighted in the key.
minus-squareprettybunnyslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·22 days agoMy recollection of these books is you’d have a few pages of this castle, with cutaways. The 4 things highlighted here would have had a blurb and explanation of importance. Chances are the next page would be the same castle with some cutaways and more key / description. These books ruled
make a huge, double-page drawing to teach children everything about castles.
Go so far as to draw the holes for hoardings, wooden stairs on the inside, a raised bailey entrance and even accurately showing how a slope of a mote would be dug.
Only 4 things highlighted in the key.
My recollection of these books is you’d have a few pages of this castle, with cutaways.
The 4 things highlighted here would have had a blurb and explanation of importance.
Chances are the next page would be the same castle with some cutaways and more key / description.
These books ruled