Rubercy
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 06229RUB
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1577
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century(late)
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Notre-Dame
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Notes: 13thC church; much modified 18thC
Church Address: 14710 Rubercy, France
Site Location: Calvados, Normandie, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D96, 5 km SE of Trévieres, 14-15 km W of Bayeux
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Bayeux et Lisieux
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one from the 13thC church here)
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes de Calvados (2001, v. 2: 1533) as a hemispherical mounted baptismal font dated 1577; the basin side has a flat band between two thin mouldings in which runs an inscription [text not available]; the underbowl is ornamented with ribbed pattern. The base consists of a cylindrical pedestal ornamented with fluted pattern, and a square lower base. Plain flat wooden lid.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 654218 5461166
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 49.28377, -0.87939
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 49° 17′ 1.57″ N, 0° 52′ 45.8″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone?
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Language: French
Inscription Location: around the basin side
Inscription Text: [...CHANOYNE... 1577...]
Inscription Notes: Full text not available
Inscription Source: Image in Le patrimoine des communes de Calvados (2001, v. 2: 1533)
LID INFORMATION
Date: modern
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: plain flot lid
REFERENCES
- Le Patrimoine des communes du Calvados, Paris: FLOHIC, 2001, vol. 2, p. 1533