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coronamento sporgente

English translation: jutting pediment


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Italian term or phrase:coronamento sporgente
English translation:jutting pediment
Entered by: Gad Kohenov
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15:45 Nov 21, 2010
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Tech/Engineering - Military / Defense / Fortifications
Italian term or phrase: coronamento sporgente
Si tratta di un tipo di architettura di rocche e castelli nel medioevo e rinascimento:
"Nonostante la polvere da sparo e le armi da fuoco siano state inventate molto tempo prima, solo lo sviluppo di artiglierie mobili per porre sotto assedio una città, avvenuto nel secolo XV, mette in crisi le tradizionali fortificazioni basate sulla difesa detta piombante (mura verticali sottili con coronamento sporgente da cui fa cadere sull'assediante proiettili inerti e liquidi infiammati). Più una muraglia è alta più è difficile scalarla, ma il limitato spessore la rende vulnerabile sotto i colpi dell’artiglieria."
Francesco D'Arcangeli
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jutting pediment
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Summary of answers provided
4projecting parapets
fionn
3jutting pediment
Gad Kohenov
3projecting/corbelled parapet
Pierluigi Bernardini


  

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projecting parapets


Explanation:
This is the structure projecting from the castle wall that incorporates the machicolations. (See my answer and refs to your previous question...)

Example sentence(s):
  • The Machicolations are projecting parapets or platforms situated at the top of a castle wall.

    Reference: http://www.castles.me.uk/machicolations.htm
fionn
Mexico
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projecting/corbelled parapet


Explanation:
una proposta,
vedi le varie definizioni di "battlement", "crenelation" e "parapet" nei glossari sotto.

vedi anche
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:rcMStyw...


    Reference: http://www.castlesontheweb.com/glossary.html
    Reference: http://www.britcastles.com/casgloss.htm
Pierluigi Bernardini
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jutting pediment


Explanation:
suggestion.

Gad Kohenov
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