Saint-Paul-d'Espis No. 2 / Cornac

INFORMATION

Font ID: 04197PAU
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century, Late Gothic
Workshop/Group/Artisan: double font
Church / Chapel Name: Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Cornac à Saint-Paul-d'Espis
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist
Church Notes: 11thC church was an annex to Saint Jean de Cornac ca. 1270 -- listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00095885]: "L'église était un prieuré dépendant de l'abbaye de Moissac. L'intérieur conserve de nombreux chapiteaux sculptés ainsi qu'une grande cheminée datée de 1545."
Church Address: Rte Saint-Jean, Saint-Jean de Cornac, 82400 Saint-Paul-d'Espis, France
Site Location: Tarn-et-Garonne, Occitanie, France, Europe
Directions to Site: The church of St-Pierre is located in Piac, off the D7, about 2 km E of Saint-Paul-d'Espis, itself about 6 km NW of Moissac
Additional Comments: recycled font: the bases of this double-font are two ancient columns -- disappeared font? (the one from the 11thC church here)
Font Notes:
Described in the town's WEB site <http://www.amf82.com/stpauldespis/acceuil.htm&gt; as a High Gothic ("flamboyant") double-font in which the bases are ancient columns ("dans les fonts baptismaux flamboyants, des colonnes antiques soutiennent les deux bénitiers.)

COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 340450 4890040
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 44.146145, 1° 0′ 18.25″ E
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 44° 8′ 46.12″ N, 1° 0′ 18.25″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: three?
Font Shape: double-font

REFERENCES

  • Dictionnaire des églises de France, Belgique, Luxembourg, Suisse, Paris: R. Laffont, 1966-, III B 159-160
  • htp://www.amf82.com/stpauldespis/acceuil.htm, Association des Maires de France, 2001. URL: htp://www.amf82.com/stpauldespis/acceuil.htm.