Lorini, Buonaiuto , Le fortificationi, old version (312 p.), 1609

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              <s>PROFILO D'VNA FORTEZZA POSTA SOPRA VN MONTE,
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              Laqual viene battuta da vn'altro monte. </s>
              <s>CAP. X.</s>
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              <s>LA FORTEZZA ſituata in monte, benche ſia eſpoſta all'offeſa d'vn altro mente,
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              e fuſſe alquanto di maggiore altezza, non ſi deue per queſto tenere imper ſetta, at
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              ­
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              ſo che eſſendo queſti monti l'vno incontro all'altro, biſogna per neceſſità, che vi ſi
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              interponga nel mezo vna valle, laquale tanto quanto ſarà più larga, e proſonda tan­
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              to più ſeruira per ſicura foſſa, e difeſa della Fortezza. </s>
              <s>Per coprirſi poi dalle dette of­
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              feſe, queſta ſarà opera faciliſſima. </s>
              <s>E prima proporremo ſia il monte da fortificare
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              l'altezza ID, & il piano di ſopra GL, e l'altro oppoſito ſia IH, ſi che la diſtanza di eſſi ſarà lo
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              ſpatio HD, e per eſſempio di ducent
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              cinquanta paſſa largo. </s>
              <s>E per fabricare queſta Fortezza, ſi
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              douerà procurare di cauare la maggior parte dell'altezza delle ſue cortine nel taglio viuo del monte,
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              ch'eſſendo ſaſſo, o altra materia non eſpoſta alla Zappa, la Fortezza ſarà nel numero delle più ga­
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              gliarde; l'altezza delle dette cortine, vogliono eſſere fuori di ſcalata, cioè alte cinque paſſi, col ſuo pa
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              rapetto tutto di terra in quella groſſezza, & altezza, che occorerà conforme ah'offeſe, che vi potrà
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              fare il nemico, la larghezza della foſſa douera eſſere tale, che i difenſori, quali ſtaranno alla difeſa de
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              parapetti de baluardetti detti angulari, che vi ſaranno, o almanco le ſentinelle poſſino ſcoprire per
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              fianco fuori della contraſcarpa il decliuio DM. </s>
              <s>E non venendo ſcoperto da eſſi difenſori ſarebbe
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              pur troppo gran fallo, perche biſognarebbe tenere eſſe ſentinelle doppie fuori, ſopra la contraſcar­
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              pa, e però tanto quanto eſſo decliuio ſarà più ſcoperto, con la ſalita del reſto del monte, tanto più ſi­
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              cura ſarà la Fortezza, e però il pendere di eſſo monte deue eſſere eguale, ſi che non vi reſti baſſure,
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              doue alcuno vi poſſa ſtare coperto, & eſſendouene ſi riempiranno con le pietre ſmoſſe, e tutta la ter­
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              ra, che vi ſarà ſi leuerà, & ſi portarà dentro la Fortezza rialzando da per tutto, con detti ſaſſi egual­
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              mente, che non ſi può fare la migliore ne la più ſicura difeſa. </s>
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              Beneſicio <20>l
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              le Eortezze
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              di Monte.</s>
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              Altezza del
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              le cortine.</s>
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              Larghezza
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              della foſſa.</s>
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              <s>
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              Il decliuio
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              di fuori de­
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              ue per
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              eſſere ſcop­
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              to da difen­
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              ſori.
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              <s>Decliuiofat
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              to co li ſaſſ
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              perfettoper
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              la diſeſa.</s>
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              <s>MONTE DA FOR TIFICARE POSTO SOPRA IL MARE, E CHE
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              da vna parte poſſa eſſer offeſo da Terra Ferma. </s>
              <s>CAP. XI.</s>
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              <s>Fra tutti i ſiti, che ſi poſſono fortificare, quelli poſti ſopra al mare ne apporteran­
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              no più beneficio, sì per il commodo dell'eſſere ſoccorſi, come anco per la facilità
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              nell'aſſicurargli, come di ſopra ſi diſse, perche hauendo il porto doue poſsono ſor­
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              gere, e ſtar ſicuri i nauilij, che da tutte le parti del mondo portano abondanza delle
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              coſe neceſſarie per la conſeruatione de gli habitanti, e per la ſicurtà ancora ſono
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              perfettiſſimi, poi che con ogni ſorte di difeſa ſi poſſono con l'aiuto delle acque di­
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              fendere, non potendo le Galere, ne ancora le Naui (ſe ben grandi, & ottimamente
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              armate di artiglieria) competere con le muraglie, e piazze terrapienate, e maſſime quando ſi troua
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              fuori l'impedimento delle porporelle; ouer molo ſotto acqua, che impediſcono a vaſselli l'acco­
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              ſtarſi alla muraglia, non poſsono anco con la loro altezza far ponti ſopra eſse muraglie per entrar </s>
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