Eauze / Elusa
Image copyright © Janice Tostevin, 2005
Standing permission
Results: 2 records
view of church exterior - tower
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Janice Tostevin, 2005
Image Source: digital photograph taken 22 August 2005 by Janice Tostevin
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
view of font and cover
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Janice Tostevin, 2005
Image Source: digital photograph taken 22 August 2005 by Janice Tostevin
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
INFORMATION
FontID: 14446EAU
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Cathédrale Saint-Luperc d'Eauze
Church Patron Saints: St. Luperculus [aka Loubert, Luperc, Lupercio, Lupercius, Lupercus]
Country Name: France
Location: Gers, Occitanie
Directions to Site: Located SE of Bordeaux, in the Armagnac region; the cathedral is located on Pl. d'Armagnac
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: Modern
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Janice Tostevin for the photographs of church and font
Font Notes:
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Modern font [is it terracotta?] [NB: the present cathedral building dates from the 15th century, but the original church may go back to the 9th century; we have no information on the earlier font(s) of this church]
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: ceramic?
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
LID INFORMATION
Date: modern
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: octagonal pyramid, the sides decorated with a foliage pattern; appears to be painted wood