Cherbourg No. 1 / Carisburg / Carusburg / Chierebourg / Chieresburg / Chiersburg / Coriallo / Coriovallo
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view of font and cover
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animal - fabulous animal or monster - dragon
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design element - motifs - foliage
Scene Description: in the spandrels of the arches; the shape of the leaves varies
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design element - motifs - foliage - acanthus
Scene Description: seen here on the left panel, upper register
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animal - fabulous animal or monster - manticore - 2
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design element - motifs - foliage - oak leaves
Scene Description: seen here on the partially visible left panel, upper half
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devil(s) and demons - Satan - between 2 birds
Scene Description: the odd-shaped figure is painted in brown, stands facing front, and has a visible penis
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design element - architectural - arch - trefoiled - 8
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view of basin - interior
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view of basin
Scene Description: showing some the metal hinge of the cover, and some of the damage to the stone
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © John Wilkes, 2015
Image Source: digital photograph taken 9 June 2015 by John Wilkes
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view of church exterior - south view
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view of church exterior - northwest view
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Image Source: digital photograph taken 9 June 2015 by John Wilkes
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view of church interior - nave - looking east
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Andreas F. Borchert, 2009
Image Source: digital photograph taken 31 August 2009 by Andreas F. Borchert [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Basilique_Sainte-Trinité_de_Cherbourg_Nef_2009_08_31.jpg] [accessed 17 June 2015]
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inscription
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Baptisteria Sacra Index, 2023
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 03314CHE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Date Visited: 2000-06-18
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th - 15th century? /14th century [Mon. hist.], Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Basilique Sainte-Trinité de Cherbourg
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end, S side
Church Patron Saint(s): The Holy Trinity
Church Notes: originally built in 11thC at William the Conqueror's command; listed in Mérimée [réf.: PA00110365]
Church Address: rue de l'Eglise, 50100 Cherbourg-Octeville, France -- Tel.: +33 2 33 53 10 63
Site Location: Manche, Normandie, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located at the extreme N of the 'presqu'île' of Cotentin; merged with Octeville in 2000
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Coutances et Avranches
Additional Comments: recycled font / legend font: the internal division of the basin well is probably a later addition; also, INTERESTING REVOLUTION STORY about its crack -- disappeared font? (the one from the original 11thC church here)
Font Notes:
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Vivier-Seguin (1941) report that this font was dated by the Monuments historiques to the 14th century, the basin and base being from different periods. The octagonal basin has an upper rim ornamented with tetrafoil motif, four such motifs on each side. The basin side has two registers: the upper register has monsters and/or fabulous animals, described by Le Sens as: dragons, a chimera, a harpy and a hairy man fighting two griffins; the lower register has Ogee arches with climbing curlicues on the sides. The octagonal base is narrower and, according to V-S, of a later date; it has pattern ornamentation and a band around its middle with an inscription [cf. inscription area]. V-S report that the restoration of the font in 1869 added a tall wooden lid adorned with flowery Ogee motifs and, as finial, a statuette of John the Baptist (Vivier, 1941). On-site inspection [June 18, 2000] revealed that the inside of the basin has been divided into two containers by a dividing wall, probably a later addition to make the font comply with the two-basin common in the area. There is a visible horizontal crack through the lower part of the basin; the explanation for the crack is given locally that the font fell when it was hidden during the Revolution behind the organ. The original paint (red, green and gold) remains.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to John Wilkes for his additional photographs of this church and font
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 5499731 599391
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 49.64194, -1.62333
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 49° 38′ 30.98″ N, 1° 37′ 23.99″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone [Vivier-Seguin]
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: octagonal (now parted in two)
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Drainage System: centre hole in basin (both sides of the basin)
Drainage Notes: Due to the added partition of the inside bowl it is not known what the original drain system consisted of, probably a central hole now replicated in the partition.
Rim Thickness: 10-11 cm
Diameter (inside rim): 74-78 cm
Diameter (includes rim): 95 cm
Basin Depth: 25 cm (after partition installed)
Height of Basin Side: 42 cm (+ rim 10 cm)
Basin Total Height: 52 cm
Height of Base: 49 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 101 cm
Font Height (with Plinth): 116 cm
Notes on Measurements: BSI. [NB:"diameter" represents the measurement of the diagonal of the octagon]
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Language: Latin
Inscription Location: Band accross the middle of the base
Inscription Text: "AQUA/REGE/NERAS/FONS/SALU/TIS ET/VERITATIS"
Inscription Notes: V. Le Sens' translation: "Eau régénératrice. Source de salut et de vérité"
Inscription Source: Victor Le Sens in the Mémoires, Société académique de Cherbourg, 1856 [confirmed by BSI on-site inspection]
LID INFORMATION
Date: 1869?
Material: wood
Notes: The font cover is a beautiful work, painted and gilded, in the Gothic style, with a finial representing John the Baptist
REFERENCES
- Vivier, Em., Les Anciens fonts baptismaux du Département de la Manche, Avranches: Presses de "L'Opinion de la Manche", 1941, p. 61-62