Stringcourses were already to be found in some of the
fourteenth-century palaces but in the fifteenth they became a
recurrent and constant element both in the palaces and in the
ordinary houses, with a decisive role in contributing to the
geometric order of the design of the facade and its insertion in
the perspective of the street view. The former simplicity was
left behind and they were enriched with classic attributes,
moldings, dentils, etc. turning into broad ornamental fascias
(Pal. Rucellai) or functional equivalents such as the exceptional
solution of the gallery of balusters of
Palazzo Pitti.
