Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

stato da terra

English translation:

State from Land

Added to glossary by Maria Burnett
Oct 22, 2022 15:03
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Italian term

stato da terra

Italian to English Art/Literary History Venice
Alla fine di questo processo di assestamento, il Doge era al vertice della Repubblica, ma i suoi poteri erano assai limitati; la grande assemblea rappresentativa delle famiglie nobili (il Maggior Consiglio) aveva blandi poteri legislativi ma eleggeva tutte le cariche dello Stato; una serie molto articolata di magistrature definiva le linee politiche e gestiva l’amministrazione della Repubblica presiedendo a tutte le varie esigenze e strutture dello stato sia in città che nel territorio di terraferma (lo Stato da Terra) che nei territori d’oltremare (lo Stato da Mar,

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State from Land

Stato da Terra = State from Land

Between the 16th and 17th centuries, the Republic of Venice started the construction of new fortifications for the defence of the "State from Land

The Venetian walls of Bergamo
... In 2017 UNESCO inscribed the "Venetian defensive walls built between the 16th and 17th centuries" among the World Heritage Sites. It is not a single structure, but six different defensive walls built by the Serenissima in Italy, Croatia and Montenegro to defend the borders of the Republic of Venice, its ports and its trades.
Between the 16th and 17th centuries, the Republic of Venice started the construction of new fortifications for the defence of the "State from Land".
https://www.lombardiafacile.regione.lombardia.it/wps/portal/...

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Note added at 19 mins (2022-10-22 15:23:37 GMT)
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The Domini di Terraferma
(Venetian: domini de terraferma or stato da tera, lit. 'mainland domains' or 'mainland state')
was the hinterland territories of the Republic of Venice beyond the Adriatic coast in Northeast Italy. They were one of the three subdivisions of the Republic's possessions, the other two being the original Dogado (Duchy) and the Stato da Màr (maritime territories).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domini_di_Terraferma

literal : Stato da Terra = domini de terraferma, stato da tera'mainland domains, 'mainland state'
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"Stato da Terra"

I would leave it in Italian, with a brief explanations in brackets. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venetian_Works_of_Defence_betw...
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agree JudyC : yes, but without explanation (given before)
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agree tradu-grace
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agree martini
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