Tartaglia, Niccolo, Quesiti et inventioni diverse, 1554

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                <s id="s.001291">
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                per. </s>
                <s id="s.001292">200. ouer piu paſſa da lontano à torno à torno di talcitta, & che ſia fortificato
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                di tal ſorte, che dentro di tai termini alcun eſſercito (per groſſo che ſia) non ſolamen­
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                te non ſia atto, ne ſofficiente à poter penetrare, ma nanche per altri. </s>
                <s id="s.001293">100. paſſa oltra
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                à tai termini poſſa ſicuramente piantar la ſua artegliaria, per battere detta citta. </s>
                <s id="s.001294">Sen­
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                za dubbio tal citta uenira ad eſſer ſicura da non poter eſſer danneggiata da nemici con
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                le artegliarie. </s>
                <s id="s.001295">Et per tanto eſſendo ſicura detta citta da non poter eſſer battuta con
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                le artegliarie danemici, non ui occorrer a à farui altra ſpeſa in fortificarla. </s>
                <s id="s.001296">Ma ui ba­
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                ſtara una ſimplice muraglia per una battaglia da mano per buonriſpetto.
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                P. I
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                n ef­
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                fetto ogni uolta che ſi poteße aßicurare una citta, da non poter eßer battuta da nemi­
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                ci con le artegliarie, la non puo eßer ſe non fortißima, quantunque haueße le mura niol
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                to debole, perche le artegliarie (à questitempi) ſono il uerbo principale per debel­
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                lare una citta. </s>
                <s id="s.001297">Et quando che il fuße poßibile à condure ad effetto queſto che uoi haue­
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                ti detto, anchor che ui entraße il doppio ſpeſa, di quello che entraria à fortificar la ſim
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                plice citta, la ſaria una coſa molto laudabile, & degna, & le artegliarie nelle iſpugna­
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                tioni de tai citta haueriano perſo tutto il credito. </s>
                <s id="s.001298">Ma per non ue dir bugia, non credo
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                che il ſia poßibile di far una tal coſa (come di ſopra dißi) ſaluo, che con una grandißi­
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                ma, & intolerabil ſpeſa.
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                N. Q
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                uando che uoſtra Reuerentia hauera uisto in diße­
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                gno la forma delle piante, oueramente li modelli di tai ſorte de fortificationi, & ſopra
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                de quelli calculata la ſpeſa che ui entrara, ſpero che quella ritrouara entrarui manco
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                ſpeſa di quello, che di ſopra dißi.
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                P. M
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                o quando uoleti dar principio à far queſte uo­
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                stre piante, ouer modelli.
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                N. P
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                artito che ſia da uoſtra Signoria non tendaro ad altro.
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                P. D
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                itemiun poco, in queſti uoſtri modelli non gli fareti li ſuoi baluar di, & cauallie­
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                ri, ouer forme piatte, & ſimilmente le ſue foße.
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                N. S
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                enza dubbio. </s>
                <s id="s.001299">Anci uolendo io
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                dimoſtrare con ragioni ſenſibili, la proprieta, & ualuta di cadauna di dette forme,
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                ſono aſtretto à farui großo modo tutte queſte coſe.
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                P. D
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                itemi anchora haueti pra­
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                tica, ouer notitia della forma, & miſura di baluardi, cauallieri, ouer forme piatte, che
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                al preſente ſi coſtuma nelle moderne fortificationi, cioe di quanta longhezza, larghez
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                za, & altezza ſi formino, & ſimilmente di quanta großezza, & altezza ſi fac­
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                ciano li loro mura, & parapetti, & ſimilmente, di quanta longhezza, altezza, &
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                großezza, ſi faccia cadauna cortina, & par apetti di quelle, & ſimilmente di quan­
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                ta larghezza, & altezza, ſi coſtumano, far le foße.
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                N. V
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                eramente che di questo
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                non ue ne ſaperia dire alcuna minima particolarita, ne per alduta, ne manco per ue­
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                duta, perche (come nel principio dißi à uoſtra Signoria) giamai ho praticato in luo­
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                co doue ſe fortificaſſe, ne manco ho conuerſato con alcuno che di tal coſa habbia no­
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                titia.
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                o di queſta materia ue ne ſapro rendere buon conto, la qual coſa, ui po­
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                tra giouare, per far li ſopradetti uoſtri modelli ben proportionati, ſecondo il coſtu­
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                me moderno.
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                N. I
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                o hauero molto accaro di hauerne notitia. </s>
                <s id="s.001300">Anchor che di tal
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                coſa non credo di ſeruirmene molto, nondimeno hauero ſommo appiacere ad inten­
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                dere il tutto, per piuriſpetti.
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                oglio incominciare dalle cortine. </s>
                <s id="s.001301">Hor ſappiati,
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                che alli preſenti tempi, ſi coſtuma di far le cortine nel fondo communamente di groſ­
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                ſezza piedi ſette, & coſi le fanno andar procedendo per fina alla altezza de piedi
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                diece, & da li in ſuſo ſe fanno ſolamente de piedi dui, ma ui fanno poi li contrafortide </s>
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