Dinan No. 4
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view of baptistery
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view of church exterior - west view
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view of font and cover
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Image Source: digital image of a photograph taken 16 June 2000 by BSI
INFORMATION
FontID: 03407DIN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Èglise Saint-Malo in Dinan
Church Patron Saints: St. Malo (Machutus, Maclou)
Church Location: Rue du Chanoine Meinser, 22100 Dinan, France
Country Name: France
Location: Côtes-d'Armor, Bretagne
Directions to Site: Dinan lies about 17 km S of St-Malô, 3 kms E of the N176. The church is located just N of the Grande Rue
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Rennes, Dol et Saint-Malo
Historical Region: formerly Côtes-du-Nord
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in its own enclosure, to the left of the entrance
Century and Period: 16th - 17th century, Renaissance
Workshop/Group/Artisan: double font
Church Notes: earlier extramural church documented 13thC; demolished 1488; present intramural church 15thC -- listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00089076]: "15e siècle ; 16e siècle ; 19e siècle"
Font Notes:
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On-site notes: an oval basin, mounted on a square bulbous pedestal, contains a double well, only one of the wells has a drain; between the two, there are two small rectangular receptacles for the crism, etc. The font is made of pink "veined" marble and resembles several other fonts of about the same period found in this area. The cover is a wooden dome flat on the outer sides, with a small brass finial.
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 48.4548, -2.04599
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 48° 27′ 17.28″ N, 2° 2′ 45.56″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, marble
Font Shape: oval (mounted)(double font)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: oval
Drainage Notes: The off-centre hole occurs only in one of the two wells of the basin
Diameter (inside rim): 37 cm (each well)
Diameter (includes rim): 74 x 97 cm
Basin Total Height: 28 cm
Height of Base: 64 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 92 cm
Square Base Dimensions: 30 x 26 cm
Notes on Measurements: BSI. [NB: the small rectangular receptacles between the basin wells measure 14 x 12cm each]
LID INFORMATION
Material: wood
Notes: The oval cover is 80 cm long and 38 cm tall.