GALLIA ROMANA
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| Ville | Vienne (Isère, 38) |
| Subject(s) | Pyramid |
| Perspective elevation | |
| Author(s) | Barlet, Étienne |
| Lawyer attached to the parliament of Grenoble (15..?-16..?) | |
| Resource type | Drawing (pen and ink) |
| Date | c. 16..? |
| Inscription | « ARA. » / « VIENNÆ ad ripas Rhodani. » (f. 40v°) |
| References | Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, ms. lat. 17728, f. 41 |
| Bibliography | Pelletier 1974, pp. 6-15 ; Pelletier 1982, pp. 221-222 ; Lemerle 2003, pp. 10-14 ; Lemerle 2005, pp. 66, 96 |
| Remarks | On page 42, Barlet briefly describes the pyramid which he calls 'Ara'. The quadrifrons (square-sided) arch which constituted the base of the obelisk stood on the spina of the circus |
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