Donzy No. 1
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view of church exterior - south portal
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view of church exterior - west portal
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Thesupermat 2012
Image Source: digital photograph taken 26 August 2012 by Thesupermat [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Donzy_-_Eglise_Saint-Caradeuc_-_PA58000009_-_005.jpg] [accessed 17 August 2013]
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view of church exterior - northwest end
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Thesupermat 2012
Image Source: digital photograph taken 26 August 2012 by Thesupermat [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Donzy_-_Eglise_Saint-Caradeuc_-_PA58000009_-_003.jpg] [accessed 17 August 2013]
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 03707DON
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century, Renaissance
Workshop/Group/Artisan: altar-font
Cognate Fonts: One other such "altar font" listed in Zamora, Spain; another, 18thC (?) in Assemini San Pietro, Cagliari, Sardinia
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Carad'heuc
Font Location in Church: In the first chapel of the north side
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Caradheuc
Church Notes: church listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA58000009]: "édifice construit au pied des remparts du château disparu [...] 15e siècle ; 16e siècle ; 2e quart 19e siècle"
Church Address: 6 Rue Mnt du Château, 58220 Donzy, France
Site Location: Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D127, in the arrondissement of, and 17 kms SE of Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Nevers
Historical Region: Nivernais
Additional Comments: altar font: or, rather, multi-purpose font, an altar-font, being font and altar at the same time; cf. one such other in Zamora,Spain [i.e., Zamora No. 1]
Font Notes:
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A rare example of a baptismal font actually incorporated in an altar [cf. another such font listed in this Index at the cathedral of Zamora, Spain, as well as the magnificent altar-font -and former sarcophagus- at Arles St-Trophime]. The front of the altar is ornamented with a foliage frame around an Agnus Dei couchant on a book. (Patrimoine.., Nièvre, 1999, v. 1, p. 403)
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 509558 5246264
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 47.369764, 3.126602
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 47° 22′ 11.15″ N, 3° 7′ 35.77″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, unknown
Font Shape: other
Basin Exterior Shape: other
LID INFORMATION
Material: wood
Notes: It appears to be a flat wooden cover which allows for the regular use of the altar
REFERENCES
- Le Patrimoine des communes de la Nièvre, Charenton-le-Pont: FLOHIC, 1999, vol. 1, p. 403