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Manor house - A house in the country or a village, the centre of a manor. Architecturally the term is used to denote the unfortified, medium-sized house of the later Middle Ages.
English manor - Schoellkopf-Vom Berge Manor (1912)
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Manor house: See fortified manor.
Mantlet wall: The outer wall of a late medieval castle that was situated between the main curtain and the moat. (L. mantellum, cloak).
Manzil: A fortified hostel on the Iberian peninsula.
The manor house has a series of chimneys for fireplaces in many rooms. This is a beautifully maintained old building.
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of the world, that, for the love of God and of our Saviour Jesus Christ, I hand over from my own rule to the holy apostles, Peter, namely, and Paul, the possessions over which I hold sway, the town of Cluny, namely, with the court and demesne manor, ...
In Europe mansions are often given various titles, hinting at their origins - castle, palace, manor, towers, and grange to name but a few.
These openings project out from the tops of walls in medieval castles and manor houses, just below the battlements. They allow hot liquids and other unpleasant substances to be poured on those below.
These are not exclusive to castles; many manor houses and farms also had moats. Initially they were for defensive purposes but later were employed for privacy and to delineate a clear property boundary. They were often stocked with fish.
A water-filled ditch around the perimeter of a castle, manor, settlement, etc., for defense.
Moline - ends curling outward.
Mortar - a mixture of sand, water, and lime used to bind stones together; as opposed to drylaid masonry.
any male member of the nobility or knighthood, often holder of a castle or manor
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A man-made rock, cast stone tends to be considerably less expensive than natural limestone as well as quicker to produce products in a timely manor.
Sometimes, to give greater importance to the angles of towers, the quoin stones are rusticated, and this treatment is found extensively employed in ancient German towns. At Eastbury Manor House in Essex, built in brick, ...
many parts of Europe, which appears to have taken place in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, may be traced to the fact that in Italy the guilds had privileges which made members free to travel at a time when Western masons were attached to manors ...
As Europe moved into the Renaissance, the role of castles became divided. Some were used as military fortresses, and were controlled by a monarch. Others were unfortified palaces, mansions, or manor homes and served no military function.
manor specifically, the district over which a lord had domain in medieval western Europe; in general, any landed estate.
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