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

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              bono la fronte del baluardo. </s>
              <s>Seconda, che la detta fronte non ſarebbe difeſa in batteria. </s>
              <s>Quanto al­
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              la prima ſi perderebbe la difeſa di que' pezzi, che poſſono ſtare ſopra quella parte di co
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              a, che ſarà
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              preſa per difeſa, ouero dal caualiere, che vi ſarà fabricato, che pure ſono d
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              principaliſſime per of­
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              fendere il nimico, e maſſime co' moſchettoni, ſempre che egli voleſſe entrare nel foſ
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              o, e ſotto la mu­
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              raglia. </s>
              <s>Secondariamente non ſi potrebbe battere in batteria, cioè le artiglierie, che foſſero in tal luo­
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              go non potrebbono ſcoprire dentro i vacui delle ruine, che puo fare il nimico con le batterie, o con
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              le mine nella fronte del baluardo; e che in quelle non ſolo voleſſe mettere i guaſtatori con le Zappe
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              per tirare a baſſo il terrapieno, per far più larga, e più commoda ſalita; ma per impedirlo ancora ſem­
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              pre, che voleſſe dar l'aſſalto, per ſalire ſopra la piazza, & impadronirſi di eſſo baluardo. </s>
              <s>Et queſta di­
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              feſa chiamata battere in batteria, è molto neceſlaria in tutte le Fortezze; e tanto più farà tal'effetto,
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              quanto che ſi potrà pigliare dentro la cortina, conforme però all'ottuſita, ouero acutezza de gli an­
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              goli, ſopra li quali ſi dourà fortificare. </s>
              <s>CO. </s>
              <s>Già che reſto ſodisfatto di queſte voſtre così importan­
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              ti conſiderationi, & non mi occorrendo ſopra il preſente Capitolo dire altro, le proporrò l'ottauo,
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              che ſegue, doue dite voler fare vna piazza ſopra la dirittura del fianco, e volete che vi poſſa ſtare com
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              modamente vn pezzo d'artiglieria; laquale chiamate in barba, e ne fate tanta ſtima per la commodi­
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              tà, che apporta non ſolo per la difeſa della foſſa; ma per battere in batteria la fronte del baluardo, di­
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              feſa per le ragioni dette molto buona, benche quel vocabolo in barba, molto mi diſpiaccia. </s>
              <s>Intendo
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              poſte in barba quelle artiglierie, che non ſono coperte dalle cannoniere; ma che il ſemplice parapetto
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              della piazza ſia tanto baſſo che la canna del pezzo ci poſſa giuocar ſopra, doue non ſolo viene ſcoper­
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              to il detto pezzo; ma la metà dell'altezza delle ſue ruote; & ancora quello, ch'è peggio, i bombardie­
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              ri, che l'hanno da maneggiare, coſa molto nociua, e da fuggire; e però vorrei, che vi ſi faceſſe la ſua
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              cannoniera, con la ſemplice terra, ouero con altra materia più ſtabile, e ſicura per li difenſori; atteſo,
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              che anco da' gabbioni non vengano aſſicurati. </s>
              <s>AV. </s>
              <s>Il coprire l'artiglieria più che ſi può, & inſieme
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              i difenſori, è ottima coſa, però mi piace queſta ſua opinione, & in quanto alla materia del fare le det­
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              te cannoniere, al ſuo luogo ne tratteremo sì, che ne reſterà ſodisfatto. </s>
              <s>CO. </s>
              <s>Non voglio mancare
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              con queſta occaſione di moſtrarui la pianta d'vn baluardo, che già mi fu data da vn'Ingegnere mol­
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              to mio amico, ilquale ha i ſuoi fianchi così agiati, che ſopra la ſpalla vi poſſono ſtare tre pezzi di ar­
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              tiglieria, dopo a due del fianco, i quali tutti tre fanno gli ſteſſi effetti, che fanno i voſtri, cioè la piaz­
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              za del fianco è larga braccia ſedici, che è la quinta parte della ſpalla, laquale è di forma quadra co'l
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              ſuo diritto, doue come potete vedere ſono tre cannoniere; e però deſidero intendere l'opinione vo­
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              ſtra. </s>
              <s>AV. </s>
              <s>Queſto baluardo ſi può aſſomigliare ad vn grande, e robuſto huomo, ma che habbia im­
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              pedite le braccia per difenderſi per hauere i ſuoi fianchi deboli, & eſſere non ſolo piccoli, ma mal di-</s>
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