Skip to main content

Banquettes (defensive wall components)

Scope note

Steps made on the ramparts of works near the parapets, for the troops to stand upon, in order to fire over the parapet. UMD

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30002507

Broader Terms used

<defensive wall components>

Equivalent Terms used

banquette (defensive wall component)

Created

13yrs ago

Citation for print

This page can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Terminology definition for: banquettes (defensive wall components)" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/terminology/term-50934 Accessed: 2024-12-23 13:32:14

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this page on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/terminology/term-50934|title=Terminology definition for: banquettes (defensive wall components)|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-23 13:32:14|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/terminology/term-50934

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...