GALLIA ROMANA
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| Ville | Béziers (Hérault, 34) |
| Subject(s) | Roman city walls / Tower |
| Perspective elevation | |
| Author(s) | Rulman, Anne de |
| Protestant lawyer attached to the tribunal of Nîmes (1583-1639) | |
| Resource type | Drawing (pen and ink) |
| Date | 1626-1628 |
| Inscription | « La tour des Prisons du Roy en lestat quelle est » |
| References | Paris, BnF, ms. fr. 8648, f. 150 |
| Bibliography | Clavel 1970, pp. 250-252 ; Lemerle 2005, pp. 62-63 |
| Remarks | The drawing shows one of two round towers still comprised in the city walls in Rulman's time. The other was situated in the 'Cour des Officiers Royaux'. They were both demolished in the 17th century |
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