Selincourt / Lelincourt / Sélincourt

Square mounted font of Marquise stone located now [June 2000] in the Musée de Picardie, In Amiens. On-site notes: each of the four sides is divided into two compartments, thus resulting in eight scenes being depicted [as identified in Malle (1994): 1)Baptism of Christ by John in the presence of an angel; 2)Christ between Ecclesia and Synagogia -or the victory of religion over heresy, in Malle's terms; 3)angel with crown; 4)angel holding a crown; 5) Presentation at the Temple; 6)three women holding doves; 7)angel holding a crown; 8)angel holding a crown. The basin has a rounded underbowl and rests on a short cylindrical column. Three illustrations of this font are listed in Macqueron (1886): 1)a 1845 lithograph of this font is listed in Macqueron (1886), under "Lelincourt (Selincourt)", the font as being already located in the museum of Amiens; the authors of the lithograph are entered as: L. Duthoit del. Step Martin lith.", printed by "Thierry frères. Paris"; 2)an undated engraving "à l eau forte" bearing the title: "L'hérésie démasquée par le Christ (fonts baptismaux de Selincourt)"; 3)another such engraving "Détails des fonts baptismaux de Selincourt". Enlart (1902) refers to the scene in which Christ appears "couronnant l'Église et aveuglant la synagogue", probably the same which Malle describes as the victory of religion over heresy. Lasteyrie (1929) says of the Selincourt font that, if it were complete [re: missing base], it would deserve a top mark in its group. Ilustrated in Lasteyrie (ibid., fig 715 after Enlart]. Described and illustrated in Oursel (1994), who states that this font should not be dated before 1170 or 1180. Described and illustrated in Drake (2002). Listed and illustrated in Mémoire.