Roullours
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 06234ROU
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Late Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Martin de Roullours
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the end of the nave
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Church Notes: 12thC church
Church Address: 14500 Roullours, France
Site Location: Calvados, Normandie, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D512, 3 km E of Vire-Normandie
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Bayeux et Lisieux
Additional Comments: disappeared font? the one from the 12thC church here)
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes de Calvados (2001, v. 2: 1691) as a polygonal [10? 12? sides] granit basin mounted on a short polygonal base [the sides match those of the basin and underbowl] and a square lower base. It is totally plain but for a moulding at the joint of underbowl and base. Plain flat lid. The souce dates the font tentatively to the 15th century.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 658669 5411074
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.832358, -0.837865
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 49′ 56.49″ N, 0° 50′ 16.31″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, granite
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: polygonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: polygonal
LID INFORMATION
Date: modern
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: plain flat lid
REFERENCES
- Le Patrimoine des communes du Calvados, Paris: FLOHIC, 2001, vol. 2, p. 1691