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OK, let's agree that that defines 'loopholes' in this context but still what is meant by the overall comment? Why ask about building a tower without loopholes?
by kencausey 10y ago
OK, let's agree that that defines 'loopholes' in this context but still what is meant by the overall comment? Why ask about building a tower without loopholes?
- sdrothrock 10y agoThe loopholes were for, IIRC, scaffolding/braces used during the construction process; my guess would be that DaVinci wanted to know about the construction process that allowed for the building of a tall building WITHOUT those braces.
- jaclaz 10y agoYes, traditionally all stone/masonry buildings (particularly medieval buildings) had these "holes" (they are called "buche pontaie" in Italian, literally "scaffolding holes") to allow for both the scaffolding and lifting devices to be anchored to the walls while building them (and later for maintenance work): https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buca_pontaia https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buca_pontaia The English word for it is "putlog hole" AFAIK: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putlog_hole https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putlog_hole