Albere No. 1 / L'Albère / Albera
INFORMATION
Font ID: 08405ALB
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Église Saint-Jean de l'Albère / Església de Sant Joan de l'Albera
Font Location in Church: In the W end, N side
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John
Church Notes: 11thC church
Church Address: 66480 L'Albère, France
Site Location: Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D71, near Le Perthus, in the Vasllespir area, 3 km N of the Spanish border
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Perpignan
Historical Region: Le Roussilon / Alt Empordà
Font Notes:
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An illustration in Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. XXV: 64) shows a roughly hemispherical basin mounted on a cylindrical pedestal, both plain, at the NW corner of the narrow-naved Romanesque church. No details of the font provided.
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 491266 4703431
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.483185, 2.893729
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 28′ 59.47″ N, 2° 53′ 37.42″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
LID INFORMATION
Date: modern
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: flat and plain
REFERENCES
- Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, Catalunya romànica, Barcelona: Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, 1984-, vol. XXV: 64 (ill. only)