Aubeterre-sur-Dronne No. 2 / Albaterra / Aubaterra

Image copyright © Daniel Garcia de la Cuesta, 2011

Image and permission received (e-mail of 14 April 2011)

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view of church exterior - southwest view

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Daniel Garcia de la Cuesta, 2011

Image Source: digital photograph taken by Daniel Garcia de la Cuesta

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view of church exterior - west façade

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Cobber17, 2010

Image Source: digital photograph taken 21 July 2010 by Cobber 17 [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fichier:Aubeterre6.JPG]

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view of church exterior - west portal

Scene Description: a mid-19th century photograph

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Image Source: Gustave Le Gray (French, 1820–1884) 1851 salted paper print from paper negative -- "Gustave Le Gray: [Central Portal of the Church of Saint-Jacques, Aubeterre] (1991.1058)". In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/1991.1058 (October 2006)

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view of church exterior - west portal - detail

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Daniel Garcia de la Cuesta, 2011

Image Source: digital photograph taken by Daniel Garcia de la Cuesta

Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received (e-mail of 14 April 2011)

view of church interior - nave - looking east

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Cobber17, 2010

Image Source: digital photograph taken 21 July 2010 by Cobber 17 [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fichier:Aubeterre5.JPG]

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INFORMATION

FontID: 17364AUB
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Jacques [originally Eglise collégiale Saint Jacques]
Church Patron Saints: St. James
Country Name: France
Location: Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Directions to Site: Located off the D10, 48 km from Angoulême
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse d'Angoulême [orig. Diocèse de Périgueux]
Historical Region: Angoumois
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Date: ca. 1171?
Century and Period: 12th century (late?), Romanesque
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Daniel Garcia de la Cuesta for his photographs of this church
Church Notes: Info on the Patrimoine page [http://inventaire.poitou-charentes.fr/patroman/themes/notice.php?id=IA16008283] -- Church consecrated in 1171 ["Influence mozarabe venue d'Espagne et exprimée dans le portail polylobé de l'entrée. Influence carolingienne inspirée des enluminures, de l'orfèvrerie. Influence celte, wisigothe et scandinave riche de décors abstraits. Influence byzantine rapportée des croisades." [source: http://www.aubeterresurdronne.com/pages/fr/a-voir/eglise-saint-jacques.php]
[NB: we have no information on the late-12th century baptismal font of this church]

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 45.2725, 0.171111
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 45° 16′ 21″ N, 0° 10′ 16″ E
UTM: 31T 278100 5017116