baldresca
{{Short description|Architectural element supporting loggia}}
File:Casa romei, cortile, 11.JPG
A baldresca is an architectural element supporting a loggia.{{cite book |last1=Alamán |first1=Ana Pano |title=The Language of Art and Cultural Heritage: A Plurilingual and Digital Perspective |date=2020 |publisher=Cambridge Scholars Publishing |isbn=978-1-5275-4798-8 |page=27 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y0fhDwAAQBAJ&q=Baldresca+loggia&pg=PA27 |accessdate=3 August 2020 |language=en}} The element is of the medieval tradition and looks like a shelf with a supporting function. A baldresca has no columns.
Examples
A notable example of the use of baldrescas is in the {{ill|Casa Romei|it}} (a 15th-century building located in Ferrara, known precisely for a peculiar mixture of medieval and Renaissance elements), where they support the east loggia.{{cite web |title=Casa Romei |url=https://www.ferraraterraeacqua.it/en/ferrara/discover-the-area/art-and-culture/villas-historical-residences-and-theatres/casa-romei |publisher=Ferrara Terra e Acqua |accessdate=3 August 2020 |language=en}}
Gallery
36 Via Ragno. Ferrara.jpg|Medieval house in Ferrara
34 Via Ragno. Ferrara.jpg| Medieval house in Ferrara
Courtyard palazzo Muzzarelli Crema Ferrara.jpg|Courtyard of Palazzo Muzzarelli Crema in Ferrara
38 Via Ragno. Ferrara.jpg|Medieval house in Ferrara
See also
References
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