Alberti, Leon Battista, L' architettura

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            cia, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5061" xml:space="preserve">mezo, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5062" xml:space="preserve">poi da l'uno a l'altro tirinuiſi archi in uolta; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5063" xml:space="preserve">Eti Vani, che quiui
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            come zane rimangono, ſi riempino di Strame, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5064" xml:space="preserve">di Terra, pillata con ſtagioni.
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            </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5065" xml:space="preserve">Et di quì ti auuerrà, che la forza de le Macchine, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5066" xml:space="preserve">gli impetuoſi colpi, ſaranno
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            da la tenerezza del Terreno ingannati, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5067" xml:space="preserve">le Mura da la continouatione de la
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            batteria, non ſi debiliteranno, ſe non quà, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5068" xml:space="preserve">là ſparſamente; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5069" xml:space="preserve">& </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5070" xml:space="preserve">quelle buche, che
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            ui ſi faranno, ſi potranno riſerrare in un ſubito. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5071" xml:space="preserve">In Sicilia giouerà grandemen-
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            te la abbondantia de le pomici; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5072" xml:space="preserve">a far quel che noi cerchiamo in queſto luogo.
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            </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5073" xml:space="preserve">In altri luoghi in cambio di Pomice, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5074" xml:space="preserve">di Terra non ſenza commodità ſi ſerui-
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            ranno di Tufi. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5075" xml:space="preserve">Nèin sì fatto lauoro ricuſeremo il Geſſo. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5076" xml:space="preserve">Finalmente ſe di
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            queſte coſe, alcuna ne ſarà per auuentura, che ſia poſta a rincontro de li humili
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            uenti auſtrali, o de Vapori notturni; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5077" xml:space="preserve">ueſtaſi, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5078" xml:space="preserve">cuopraſi d'una ſcorza di Pietra;
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            </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5079" xml:space="preserve">Et inanzi ad ogni altra coſa, ti giouerà grandemente, ſe tu farai che la ripa de foſ
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            ſi di fuori, ſtia a pendio; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5080" xml:space="preserve">& </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5081" xml:space="preserve">che l'argine del foſſo ſia alquanto piu alto che il reſto
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            del Terreno: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5082" xml:space="preserve">Percioche i colpi de li Inimici non toccheranno le Mura; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5083" xml:space="preserve">ma paſ-
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            ſeranno di ſopra. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5084" xml:space="preserve">Et alcuni ci ſono che credono che quel Muro ſia piu che gli
              <lb/>
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            altri gagliardo, contro le batterie; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5085" xml:space="preserve">le linee delquale s'aſſomiglino a denti de le
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            Seghe. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5086" xml:space="preserve">Lodo in Roma quelle Mura, che hanno nel mezzo de l'altezza loro
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            uno andito con certe Bucoline in luoghi commode, donde gli arcieri poſsino
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            offendere aſcoſamente il traſcurato, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5087" xml:space="preserve">ſcorrente Inimico. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5088" xml:space="preserve">Et quelle Torrian
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            cora, che ad ogni trentaſette braccia, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5089" xml:space="preserve">mezo ſi congiungono alla muraglia,
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              <note position="left" xlink:label="note-114-04" xlink:href="note-114-04a" xml:space="preserve">20</note>
            quaſi come barbacani, riſaltando tonde a lo in fuora, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5090" xml:space="preserve">auanzando con l'altezza
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            loro; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5091" xml:space="preserve">l'altra muraglia, accioche chi fra loro ſi uoleſſe accoſtare a la muraglia, eſpõ
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            ga alle Saette il ſianco diſarmato: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5092" xml:space="preserve">& </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5093" xml:space="preserve">ui rimanga morto. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5094" xml:space="preserve">Percioche in queſta
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            guiſa le mura da il fiancheggiare de le Torri, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5095" xml:space="preserve">l'una Torre da l'altra ſaranno di-
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            feſe. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5096" xml:space="preserve">Da quella bãda che le Torri, ſguardano uerſo la Terra, fa che le ſieno ſen-
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              <note position="left" xlink:label="note-114-05" xlink:href="note-114-05a" xml:space="preserve">25</note>
            za mura, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5097" xml:space="preserve">aperte, accioche ſe per auentura, i nimici u'entraſſero dentro, non ui
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            ſtieno ſicuri. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5098" xml:space="preserve">Le cornici a le Torri, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5099" xml:space="preserve">a le mura oltre a che le arrecano ornamẽ
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            to, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5100" xml:space="preserve">ſtabilitàcon la loro legatura, proibiſcono ancora il ſalire, da le poſteui ſca-
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            le. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5101" xml:space="preserve">Sono alcuni che per lemura, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5102" xml:space="preserve">uicino maſsimo a le Torri, uogliono che ui
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            ſi laſci precipitij interpoſti; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5103" xml:space="preserve">& </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5104" xml:space="preserve">gli fortificano con ponti di legno, che in un ſubito
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            ſi poſſono & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5105" xml:space="preserve">alzare, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5106" xml:space="preserve">abbaſſare ſecondo il biſogno, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5107" xml:space="preserve">ſono utili, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5108" xml:space="preserve">buoni. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5109" xml:space="preserve">Gli
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            Antichi uſarono da ciaſcun lato de le Porte, piantarui due gran Torri gagliardiſ
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            ſime per tutto, lequali come due braccia, facendo fauore al ſeno, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5110" xml:space="preserve">a l'apertura
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            de l'entrata, la deſendeuano. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5111" xml:space="preserve">Ne le Torri non debbono eſſere alcune ſtanze
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            in uolta, ma Impalcature d'aſſe, accioche ad un biſogno, ſien piu facili a leuarſi, o
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            o ad abbruciarſi. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5112" xml:space="preserve">Eti detti tauolati de le Torri non uogliono che ſieno con-
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            fitti con chiodi altrimenti, accioche uincendo il nimico, piu facilmente ſi poſsi-
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            no disfare. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5113" xml:space="preserve">Coperture & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5114" xml:space="preserve">ſtanzini, non ui manchino, con lequali coſe le ſenti-
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            nelle poſsino da le brinate del uerno, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5115" xml:space="preserve">da ſimili ingiurie de Tempi difenderſi.
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            </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5116" xml:space="preserve">Ne le merlature, che ſportano in fuora, ſianoui piombatoi, daquali ſi poſsino a-
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            uentare a nimici, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5117" xml:space="preserve">pietre, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5118" xml:space="preserve">fuochi, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5119" xml:space="preserve">acqua ancora, ſe per auentura haueſsino
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            attaccato fuoco a la Porta; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5120" xml:space="preserve">& </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5121" xml:space="preserve">dicono che le porte coperte di cuoio, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5122" xml:space="preserve">di ferro, ſi
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            difendono dal fuoco, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s5123" xml:space="preserve">di loro ſia detto a baſtanza.</s>
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