Narbonne No. 2
Image copyright © Brian Alvars Catlos, 2003
Image and permission received (e-mail 23/7/2003)
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Brian Alvars Catlos, 2003
Image Source: digital photograph July 2003 by Brian Catlos
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received (e-mail 23/7/2003)
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Brian Alvars Catlos, 2003
Image Source: digital photograph July 2003 by Brian Catlos
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animal - mammal - lion - head - 2
Scene Description: at opposite ends of the upper basin side
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Image Source: digital photograph July 2003 by Brian Catlos
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design element - patterns - scalloped
Scene Description: three rows of it
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Image Source: digital photograph July 2003 by Brian Catlos
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design element - motifs - foliage
Scene Description: a row of lovely horse-shoe shaped motifs
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Brian Alvars Catlos, 2003
Image Source: digital photograph July 2003 by Brian Catlos
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design element - motifs - leaf
Scene Description: with tips out forming a star-shape, on the lower part of the underbowl
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Brian Alvars Catlos, 2003
Image Source: digital photograph July 2003 by Brian Catlos
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received (e-mail 23/7/2003)
INFORMATION
Font ID: 08542NAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th - 14th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Ancienne cathédrale Saint-Just de Narbonne
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Just
Church Notes: built on the site of 4thC religiousd monuments -- listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00102790]: "13e siècle ; 14e siècle ; 18e siècle"
Church Address: Rue Armand Gauthier, 11100 Narbonne, France -- Tel.: +33 4 68 32 09 52
Site Location: Aude, Occitanie, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Narbonne is located off the A9, 55 kms N of Perpignan. The cathedral is located in the old city centre. on the N bank of the canal
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Carcassonne et Narbonne
Historical Region: Languedoc-Roussillon
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font consisting of a hemispherical basin and a polygonal pedestal of which the upper 2/3 are octagonal but they fuse into a square shape in the lower 1/3. The basin is beautigully ornamented: there are two lion heads at opposite ends of upper basin side; the sides of the basin are carved with a triple-band of scalop motif, below which is a protruding band of lovely foliage motif shaped like horse-shoes; this band marks the beginning of the underbowl, itself decorated with large leaves with tips outwards. The carving work is very fine and regular in execution.
[NB: a later font of the 18th century in the cathedral is illustrated in a 2 August 2015 digital photograph by Didier Descouens [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathédrale_Saint-Just-et-Saint-Pasteur_de_Narbonne#/media/Fichier:Cathédrale_Saint-Just_de_Narbonne_-_Fonts.jpg] [accessed 13 June 2025] -- not listed in BSI on account of its date]
[NB: a later font of the 18th century in the cathedral is illustrated in a 2 August 2015 digital photograph by Didier Descouens [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathédrale_Saint-Just-et-Saint-Pasteur_de_Narbonne#/media/Fichier:Cathédrale_Saint-Just_de_Narbonne_-_Fonts.jpg] [accessed 13 June 2025] -- not listed in BSI on account of its date]
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Dr. Brian Catlos for the images of this font
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 500293 4781328
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 43.184722, 3.003611
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 43° 11′ 5″ N, 3° 0′ 13″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone?
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round