Lias

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Results: 8 records
B01: design element - patterns - floral
B02: design element - patterns - floral
B03: coat of arms - Diocese of Comminges
BU01: design element - motifs - braid - 2-strand
BU02: design element - patterns - square
LB01: design element - motifs - moulding
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INFORMATION
FontID: 10002LIA
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale
Country Name: France
Location: Gers, Occitanie
Directions to Site: In the diocese of Comminges
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Date: ca. 1320?
Century and Period: 14th century, Gothic
Workshop/Group/Artisan: heraldic font
Cognate Fonts: Mesplé (1970: 136) gives the fonts at nearby Cazères No. 1 and Mauran as related in decoration
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Described and illustrated in Mesplé (1970: 133, 134 and fig. 3) as an baptismal font of the early 14th century, dated to ca. 1320 by the similarity of its decoration with the fonts of Cazères and Mauran [cf. Index entries for Cazères No. 1 and Mauran]. The font consists of an octagonal basin with a different motif on each panel: a quadrangular floral motif almost identical to the one at Cazères -though square here, 6-petal flowers, interlace, etc., as well as a shield charged witrh the arms of Comminges, according to Mesplé's identification; the underbowl is chamfered and has two bands of ornamentation: the upper one is a geometric braid, again, similar to the geometric pattern on the Cazères underbowl, wheras the lower has two rows of deeply cut squares in honeycomb-like fashion; there is a deep notch in one of the sides of the upper rim, probably part of the font cover system. The stem of the base appears plain except for a moulding about haf way up. [NB: this font is illustrated in Mesplé (1970: fig. 3) upside down -- we assume it is a printer's error]
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Diameter (includes rim): 64 cm
Notes on Measurements: Mesplé (1970: 134)
REFERENCES
Mesplé, Paul, "Fonts baptismaux commingeois du XIVe siècle", 83, 2-3, Revue de Comminges (Pyrénées Centrales), 1970, pp. 133-140; r["References"]