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bassi profili delle cortine

English translation: low curtain walls

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Italian term or phrase:bassi profili delle cortine
English translation:low curtain walls
Entered by: Francesco D'Arcangeli

15:15 Nov 21, 2010
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Military / Defense / Fortifications
Italian term or phrase: bassi profili delle cortine
Da un testo che descrive i cambiamenti nelle fortificazioni causati dall'uso sul campo di artiglieria da assedio:
". Sul campo di battaglia si afferma sempre di più l’uso delle artiglierie in fusione di bronzo, a polvere nera, ad avancarica, dotate di ruote per il trasporto. Il loro compito tattico è quello di gettare scompiglio negli schieramenti delle fanterie avversarie scompaginando le cariche di cavalleria. Le fortificazioni servono non più a impedire la scalata della muraglia eliminando i nemici ai piedi della stessa, per cui occorrono alte mura, caditoie per proiettili o liquidi bollenti e merlature a protezione di balestrieri ed arcieri, ma debbono avere baluardi tozzi a superfici sfuggenti e bassi profili delle cortine realizzate con materiali elastici (terra pressata e mattoni o pietra)."
Francesco D'Arcangeli
Italy
Local time: 14:07
low curtain walls
Explanation:
cortina muraria = Nel contesto dell’architettura difensiva indica la costruzione perimetrale in muratura che delimita e protegge una città, una fortezza, un castello o anche solo un edificio dimensionalmente rilevante.

http://www.mondimedievali.net/Glossario/cortina.htm


Curtain wall
A curtain wall is a defensive wall between two bastions of a castle or fortress.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtain_wall_(fortification)
...An outer or enclosing wall, especially one connecting two towers or turrets, as in a medieval fortification...
http://www.answers.com/topic/curtain-wall

vedi anche defensive wall http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defensive_wall
.. Low curtain walls mean that defenders on the inner and outer ...
http://www.schoolshistory.org.uk/concentriccastles.htm

a useful glossary: http://www.castlesontheweb.com/glossary.html
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low curtain walls


Explanation:
cortina muraria = Nel contesto dell’architettura difensiva indica la costruzione perimetrale in muratura che delimita e protegge una città, una fortezza, un castello o anche solo un edificio dimensionalmente rilevante.

http://www.mondimedievali.net/Glossario/cortina.htm


Curtain wall
A curtain wall is a defensive wall between two bastions of a castle or fortress.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtain_wall_(fortification)
...An outer or enclosing wall, especially one connecting two towers or turrets, as in a medieval fortification...
http://www.answers.com/topic/curtain-wall

vedi anche defensive wall http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defensive_wall
.. Low curtain walls mean that defenders on the inner and outer ...
http://www.schoolshistory.org.uk/concentriccastles.htm

a useful glossary: http://www.castlesontheweb.com/glossary.html


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