GALLIA ROMANA
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| Ville | Drevant (Cher, 18) |
| Subject(s) | Edifice destined for shows |
| Author(s) | Chastillon, Claude (after) |
| Topographer and military engineer (1559/60-1616) | |
| Resource type | Woodcut, 11,7 x 17,7 cm. |
| Date | 1615 (drawing)/ before 1641 (engraving) |
| Inscription | « VIEVLX VESTIGES TRESANTIQUES ESTANS A DRENANT (sic) SVR CHER » / « Par C. Chastillon » |
| References | Chastillon 1641 |
| Bibliography | Dumoulin 1930 ; Weigert 1951, t. 2, pp. 307-381 ; Herme-Renault 1981, pp. 141-163 ; Pastoureau/Lestringant 1984, p. 107 ; Chevrot/Troadec 1992, pp. 289-290 ; Ravaux 1998 ; Buisseret 2000, pp. 69-73 ; Lemerle 2005, pp. 77-79 |
| Remarks | Engraving after C. Chastillon's drawing, the earliest document concerning this edifice destined for shows derived from the theatre. Its cavea was situated against a small hill close to the Cher River and its walls built with small stone blocks. The order of the engravings varies according to the edition. The Binha edition that is online does not contain this engraving |
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