GALLIA ROMANA
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| Ville | Sommičres (Gard, 30) |
| Subject(s) | Bridge |
| 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 | « pont de sommieres » / « occident » / « septentrion » / « orient » / « midy » / « vidourle » |
| References | Paris, BnF, ms. fr. 8648, f. 177 |
| Bibliography | Mesqui 1981, II, p. 201 ; Provost 1999-2, pp. 690-691 ; Lemerle 2005, pp. 62-63 |
| Remarks | The first-century Roman bridge, comprising seventeen arches constructed of large stone blocks, seven of which are still in use, is one of the most important constructions of this type conserved in Narbonese Gaul |
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