GALLIA ROMANA
Database of texts and images
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| Ville | Autun (Saône-et-Loire, 71) |
| Subject(s) | Funeral monument (Tower near the river) |
| Author(s) | Anfert (15..?-16..?) |
| Resource type | Manuscript |
| Date | 1610 |
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| References | Anfert, quoted by H. de Fontenay according to the manuscript of his library (1889, p. 207) |
| Bibliography | Fontenay 1889, pp. 206-208 ; Rebourg 1993, pp. 147-149 ; Lemerle 2005, pp. 113-116 |
| Remarks | The edifice, situated at the foot of the city walls, north of the Porte d'Arroux, was in fact a funeral monument that existed until the late 18th century. The manuscript of the author known by the name of Anfert was probably sold by H. de Fontenay's heirs in 1940; its current location is unknown |
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Transcription
« D’après Anfert, le prétendu temple de Pluton était élevé sur un tertre et avait 50 pas de circuit. L’entrée était du côté de la rivière, et, aux deux côtés de la porte, il y avait de petites chambres voûtées et « entr’ouvertes à demi-rond . » |
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