The spiral stair or vice : its origins, role and meaning in medieval stone castles
This thesis addresses a neglected area of castles studies - the spiral stair. It studies the origins, evolution, placing, structure, role, significance and meaning of spiral stairs in medieval stone castles between 1066 and 1500, so covering the rise, zenith and decline of the castle in England and...
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University of Chester
2011
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.569770 |