Gallia Romana
Notice
| City | Autun (Saône-et-Loire, 71) |
|---|---|
| Subject(s) | |
| Author(s) | |
| Resource type | Drawing (pen and ink) |
| Date | Early 17th century |
| Inscription | « L'amphiteatre, aultrement les Caves Juliot, à Autun » |
| References | BnF, Collection Dupuy, ms. 667, f. 139 |
| Bibliography | Fontenay 1889, p. 181 ; Rebourg 1993 pp. 72-76 ; Lemerle 2005, pp. 113-116 |
| Remarks | |
Transcription
Fontenay 1889, p. 181 ; Rebourg 1993 pp. 72-76 ; Lemerle 2005, pp. 113-116
The drawings of Autun’s antiquities were commissioned by Pierre Jeannin (known as the President Jeannin); they were gathered together by Peiresc some thirty years later. The edifice is erroneously identified as the amphitheatre