25-10-2021, 05:38 PM
That's why I'm asking for some "proof of historicity" in this thread. I think there are two main reasons why merlons are often unreliable:
1. The top of structures will crumble first and require restoration sooner.
2. Merlons are a dramatic part of a structure and subsequent owners would often update them to their preferred style. This happend a lot in the age of romanticism for example.
With many of the Italian castles we have the advantage that the merlons are so clearly part of the crumbling original building.
1. The top of structures will crumble first and require restoration sooner.
2. Merlons are a dramatic part of a structure and subsequent owners would often update them to their preferred style. This happend a lot in the age of romanticism for example.
With many of the Italian castles we have the advantage that the merlons are so clearly part of the crumbling original building.