GALLIA ROMANA

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Notice

Ville Orange (Vaucluse, 84)
Subject(s) Theatre
 
Author(s) Platter, Thomas II
  Physician from Basel, younger brother of Felix Platter (1574-1628)
Resource type Manuscript
Date 1597
Inscription
References Platter A λ V, f. 157= Keiser 1968, pp. 204-205
Bibliography

Keiser 1968 ; Le Roy Ladurie 1995 ; Le Roy Ladurie 2000 ; Lemerle 2003, pp. 17-20, 94 ; Roumégoux 2009, pp. 231-243

Remarks
Transcription 

« Nitt weit darvon, auch in der statt, hab ich ein überauß hohe, lang unndt breite, von lauter vierecketen, großen quaderstuck aufgebauwene, eintzige wandt gesehen, daß sie (le pan de muraille) ein spannen mauren nennen. Sie ist also gradt, hoh unndt zierlich mitt bögen unndt gewelbtem gesimbs gebauwen, daß ich in gantz Franckreich nitt ihres gleichen gesehen hab, glaub auch nitt, daß in demselbigen königreich ein solche alte, kunstliche wandt gefunden werde. Sie ist viel lenger dann hoch. Zu obrist hatt es ettliche steinene käpfer, darinnen große löcher. Man mutmaßet, sie seyen vielleicht deßwegen dahin geordnet, daß man stangen darein stecken hab kennen, welche die tücher getragen, domitt man den regen aufgehalten, daß daß volck nitt naß werde; dann ettlich wellen, es habe dieselbige wandt auch zu dem (theatro) schauwplatz gedienet. »
= “Not far from there, also in the town, I saw an extremely high, long and wide wall, built of nothing but large square stone blocks; it is known as the 'bit of wall' (pan de muraille). It is straight, high and elegantly decorated with arches and arcades and vaulted cornices, that in all France I have not seen the like of. I also believe that no other such wall, so ancient and so artistic, can be found in this kingdom. It is much longer than high. It is capped by several stone brackets with large holes in them. It is supposed that they were put there to hold rods on which were hung cloths as protection against the rain, so that the people would not get wet; others claim that this same wall was also part of the entertainment venue (theatre).”