Vieux-Bourg
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 06225VIE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Late Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Notre-Dame des Roncettes à Vieux-Bourg
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: 97 Le Manoir, 14130 Vieux-Bourg, France
Site Location: Calvados, Normandie, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D289, 6 km NE of Pont-l'Évêque, 14 km S of Honfleur
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Bayeux et Liseux
Historical Region: Pays d'Auge
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes de Calvados (2001, v. 2: 1315) as an octagonal baptismal font of the 15th century consisting of three volumes, all octagonal; the upper part -corresponding to the basin and chamfer- is covered in two registers of grape and vine ornamentation; the middle section, slightly narrower, has quatrefoil window motifs on each side; the lower part is plain. Plain flat lid [NB: there is a crucifix on the font but it does not appear to be part of the lid]
COORDINATES
UTM: 31U 300238 5465793
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 49.312165, 0.251493
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 49° 18′ 43.79″ N, 0° 15′ 5.38″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
LID INFORMATION
Date: modern
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
REFERENCES
- Le Patrimoine des communes du Calvados, Paris: FLOHIC, 2001, vol. 2, p. 1315