Ricetto on:
[Wikipedia]
[Google]
[Amazon]
A ricetto was a small fortified area used in medieval Italy, Italian villages for storing agricultural products, livestock, and working tools. It was also sometimes used for protection of the residents in case of attack, particularly from Outlaw, marauders and bands of soldiers and Mercenary, mercenaries from invading Army, armies. A ricetto typically consisted of multiple buildings enclosed within a thick pentagonal perimeter, sometimes accompanied by a guard tower.
A ricetto was a small fortified area used in medieval Italy, Italian villages for storing agricultural products, livestock, and working tools. It was also sometimes used for protection of the residents in case of attack, particularly from Outlaw, marauders and bands of soldiers and Mercenary, mercenaries from invading Army, armies. A ricetto typically consisted of multiple buildings enclosed within a thick pentagonal perimeter, sometimes accompanied by a guard tower.
Bibliography
* Centini, Massimo (2010), ''Guida insolita ai misteri, ai segreti, alle leggende e alle curiosità dei castelli del Piemonte'', Newton Compton Editori. * Settia, Aldo A. (2001), ''L'illusione della sicurezza: fortificazioni di rifugio nell'Italia medievale, ricetti, bastite, cortine'', Società per gli studi storici, archeologici e artistici della provincia di Cuneo. Architecture in Italy Fortifications by type Fortifications in Italy {{Italy-hist-stub