Fortification Renaissance: the Roman Origins of the Trace Italienne
Description:
The Military Revolution thesis posited by Michael Roberts and expanded upon by Geoffrey Parker places the trace italienne style of fortification of the early modern period as something that is a novel creation, borne out of the minds of Renaissance geniuses. Research shows, however, that the key component of the trace italienne, the angled bastion, has its roots in Greek and Roman writing, and in extant constructions by Roman and Byzantine engineers. The angled bastion of the trace italienne …
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Date:
May 2013
Creator:
Vigus, Robert T.
Partner:
UNT Libraries