Manot
Results: 3 records
INFORMATION
Font ID: 04213MAN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Martial de Manot
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, SW corner of the nave
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martial
Church Notes: 12thC church listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00104410]: "L'église, édifiée sans doute au 12e siècle, a subi quelques modifications pendant les Guerres de Cent ans."
Church Address: 22 Place de l'Église, Le Bourg, 16500 Manot, France -- Tel.: +33 5 45 84 17 16
Site Location: Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D16, about 4-5 km S of Confolens, about 50 km NE of Angouleme
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Limoges
Historical Region: Poitou-Charentes
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one from the 12thC church here)
Font Notes:
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Described in the Dictionnaire des églises... (1966- ) simply as a baptismal font of the 16th century. Baptismal font listed in Palissy [ref.: PM16000185]: "Fonts baptismaux [...] 16e siècle [...] D = 130 ; h = 72 [...] Ornementation (boutons, godrons)". Illustrated in
[ref.: AP16W00339] where the basin is raised on a round base of multiple stones or bricks; a later photograph of 14 July 2022 by Antoine Garnier [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Manot_-_Eglise_Saint-Martial_-_13.jpg] [accessed 20 April 2025] show the basin raised on four short plain blocks instead.
[ref.: AP16W00339] where the basin is raised on a round base of multiple stones or bricks; a later photograph of 14 July 2022 by Antoine Garnier [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Manot_-_Eglise_Saint-Martial_-_13.jpg] [accessed 20 April 2025] show the basin raised on four short plain blocks instead.
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 316926 5090394
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 45.9427, 0.6381
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 45° 56′ 33.72″ N, 0° 38′ 17.16″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: cylindrical, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining
Diameter (includes rim): 130 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 72 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * Palissy [cf. FontNotes]
REFERENCES
- Dictionnaire des églises de France, Belgique, Luxembourg, Suisse, Paris: R. Laffont, 1966-, III C 96
- France, Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général, Mémoire / POP : la plateforme ouverte du patrimoine (Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général), 2024. URL: https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/search/mosaic?base=%5B%22Photographies%20%28M%C3%A9moire%29%22%5D.
- France, Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général, Palissy (France, Ministère de la culture), France, Ministère de la culture. URL: http://www.culture.fr/public/mistral/palissy.