GALLIA ROMANA
Database of texts and images
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| Ville | Arles (Bouches-du-Rhône, 13) |
| Subject(s) | ‘Tour du Fabre’ (The Smith’s Tower) |
| Author(s) | Rulman, Anne de |
| Protestant lawyer attached to the tribunal of Nîmes (1583-1639) | |
| Resource type | Manuscript |
| Date | 1626-1628 |
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| References | Rulman 8649, f. 213 |
| Bibliography | Constans 1921, pp. 223, 339 ; Lemerle 2005, pp. 89-91 |
| Remarks | The Roman origins of this tower, which according to Rulman served as a lighthouse, are uncertain. It may well date from the Middle Ages and owe its name to some blacksmith who set up shop in it. It was demolished in 1654 |
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Transcription
« On voit encore un arc d’architecture romaine qui seul est resté des quatre qu’il y en auoit. On posoit ancienement de (sic) poutres de bois dessus, pour supporter les flambeaux qui seruoint de guide aux nautonniers. » |
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