Treves No. 2 / Trèves / Chênehutte-Trèves-Cunault

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Image copyright © Michel Claveyrolas, 2017

Image and permission received from the author (e-mail of 13 September 2017)

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the later font is partly visible here, in the upper left-hand coner, behind the older font that became a stoup
Scene Description: the later font is partly visible here, in the upper left-hand coner, behind the older font that became a stoup
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Michel Claveyrolas, 2017
Image Source: digital photograph taken 25 June 2012 by Michel Claveyrolas
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received from the author (e-mail of 13 September 2017)

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Font image
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Mallet, 1984
Image Source: Mallet (1984: pl. 186)
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE -- IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE

view of font in context

West side of the church -- this is the font on the right side of the photograph, to the left of the entrance as one enters-
Scene Description: West side of the church -- this is the font on the right side of the photograph, to the left of the entrance as one enters-

INFORMATION

Font ID: 02484TRE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Late Romanesque / Gothic?
Church / Chapel Name: Église de Trèves / Église paroissiale Saint-Aubin
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end, to the left of the entrance
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Aubin [aka Albinus of Angers]
Church Address: Trèves, 49350 Chênehutte-Trèves-Cunault, France
Site Location: Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D751, about 10 km NW of Saumur, now in the commune of Chênehutte-Trèves-Cunault, on the banks of the Loire river [the church of Trèves is in the centre of the cemetery]
Font Notes:
Illustrated in Mallet (1984: 90, 185): chalice-shaped font standing to the left of the entrance [as you enter]. The basin is cylindrical with several mouldings, one of them appears to be with ball motif or similar; the underbowl, also rounded, is quite high, perhaps an indication of a later date. The cylindrical base is plain; there is a square lower base similar to the one in the other font, which could be of the "draining" type. This font is not mentioned in Lasteyrie or Herbécourt [cf. Index entry for Trèves no.1 for a former font now serving as stoup on the opposite side of the nave]
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Michel Claveyrolas for his photograph of this font

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 712488 5244884
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 47.322913, -0.187971
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 47° 19′ 22.49″ N, 0° 11′ 16.7″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, type unknown
Font Shape: chalice-shaped, cylindrical, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Mallet, Jacques, Art roman de l'ancien Anjou, Paris: A. Picard, 1984, p. 185