Aire-sur-l'Adour No. 3

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Image Source: digifield notes taken 22 June 2011 by BSI

view of basin - interior

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view of church exterior

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view of church exterior - façade

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view of church interior - nave - looking east

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view of church interior - statue - St. Mary

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view of church interior - statue - St. Mary - detail

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view of church interior - west end

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view of church interior - west end - organ

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view of font

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view of font in context

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INFORMATION

FontID: 17615AIR

Object Type: Baptismal Font1

Church/Chapel: Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste d'Aire

Church Patron Saints: St. John the Baptist

Country Name: France

Location: Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Directions to Site: The cathedral is located in the lower town

Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse d'Aire et Dax

Historical Region: Aquitaine

Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the baptismal chapel, N aisle

Century and Period: 17th century(late?), Late Gothic

Font Notes: Click to view

The present font consists of a shallow basin raised on a round pedestal base and a round-to-square lower base, all in shocking red and white marble; probably late-17th century. [NB: the church dates originally from the Romanesque period, though much changed and renovated through the ages; we have no information on its medieval font -- BSI visited a nearby convent (?) in which an old font is kept and used as a planter; we were unable to determine whther this font had belonged originally to St-Jean's].

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 43.700556, -0.262222

Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 43° 42′ 2″ N, 0° 15′ 44″ W

UTM: 30T 720604 4842258

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, marble

Font Shape: round (mounted)

Basin Interior Shape: round

Basin Exterior Shape: round

Drainage Notes: no lining

Diameter (inside rim): 72 cm

Diameter (includes rim): 102 cm

Basin Depth: 20 cm

Basin Total Height: 27.5 cm

Font Height (with Plinth): 104.5 cm

Notes on Measurements: BSI on site