Gallia Romana
Notice
| City | Vers-Pont-du-Gard (Gard, 30) |
|---|---|
| Subject(s) | |
| Author(s) | |
| Resource type | Manuscript |
| Date | [1537] |
| Inscription | |
| References | Boyssoné 834, p. 73 (= f. XXXVII) |
| Bibliography | DLF XVIIe siècle, pp. 180-181 ; Provost 1999-2, p. 736 ; Lemerle 2005, pp. 88-91 |
| Remarks | |
Transcription
DLF XVIIe siècle, pp. 180-181 ; Provost 1999-2, p. 736 ; Lemerle 2005, pp. 88-91
Letter to Guillaume Scève (‘Thle. XII Cal. Decemb. 1537’). The ‘Pont du Gard’ was probable the most universally admired Gallo-Roman monument
« Inter alia verò vetustatis monumenta mirum in modum nos recreavit Aquæductus inter Avenionem, & Nemausum à Romanis olim constructus, quem hodiè Pontem Gardonem nominant. Pontem autèm ideò appellatum esse opinor, quòd nescio qui antiquitatis hostes acerrimi, exesis turpitèr lapidibus, arcus illos ad usum Pontis servire coegerunt, non sine deformitate maximà. Neque enim ad eum usum Romani opus illud destinarant. »