Light scaffolding, where there is one level for standing high from the ground. The term was used, among many, by Filippo Baldinucci (1681) and Giacinto Carena (1853) and he describes the bertesca as “quickly made scaffolding with two or three planks placed on two stands or trestles, for the artisan to climb up, when the height of the work begins to be above his reach, it was then necessary to build an appropriate bridge.” See scaffolding.