Buildings; Masonry; Extravagant things  Book III, Chapter 13
 
1. This Chapter is a prosecution of the latter end of the foregoing; for as that part treated of Houses, Cottages, Towns and Cities; so this will set forth to us all sorts and forms of Castles, with the parts and members thereof, as they are born in part or in whole, in Coats of Arms. Also of all manner of Churches, Chappels and Cathedrals; with all the Parts, Utensils, and Sacred Goods Dedicated, and of Holy Use thereunto belonging.
[Relatively few original images have been located for Chapter 13 and few of the text sections have been transcribed. For Plate 13b no proof plate survives.]

Buildings  Book III, Chapter 13, Section 1a
 



Tower with scaling ladder
 


Triple towered tower
 


Tower with open port
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Tower and dragon
 


Port between two towers
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Tower with wall round
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Square tower
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French tower with weather cock
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Castle
 


Square fort or citadel
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Castle wall
 


Castle wall
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XII. He beareth a Castle Wall, with a port or Gate in the same; having a Portcullis over it. This cannot properly be called a Castle (though of old it hath bine so) by reason there is not any sides, Ends, Towers, or the like, Visible; which are insident to Castles, and without the which they cannot be Castles; but are taken for Forts, Holds, or Cittadels. &c.

Related text(s)   Wall types

Triangle castle
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Turret
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Turret reversed
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Crown mural
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Portcullis
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Open gate
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Open portal
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Bridge
 


Vanes
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XXI. He beareth a Fane of three points ...
The other Fane set on the sinister side of this quarter is termed a Fane or Gaufanon ...


Dutch vane
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XXII. He beareth a Dutch Fane...
In the base of this quarter is placed an other fashioned Fane having neither Sockets for to turn upon a Rod, or regular ends, but Beviled of from the Square on both sides ...


Castle wall
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Bridge
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Tower and bridge
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