Champvoux No. 1 / Campi Volti
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view of church exterior - west view
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view of church exterior - east view
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 18582CHA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 11th - 12th century [base only] [composite font], Medieval / composite
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Pierre [ancienne église du prieuré clunisiense]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter
Church Notes: 12thC church listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00112822]
Church Address: Le Bourg, 58400 Champvoux, France
Site Location: Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D110, E of the A77, S of Raveau, N of Tronsanges, 5 km SSE of La Charité-sur-Loire.
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Nevers
Historical Region: Nivernais -- Pays Charitois
Font Notes:
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Curzon (1885) reports a baptismal font consisting of a plain basin raised on an ancient capital originally from the nave of the original church here. Roman (1888) has: "Fonts baptismaux sans charactère, portés sur un chapiteau du XIe siècle."
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 505789 5220213
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 47.135396, 3.076342
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 47° 8′ 7.43″ N, 3° 4′ 34.83″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
REFERENCES
- Courzon, H. de, "L'église prieurale de Champvoux (Nièvre)", 3ème série. Tome 5, Janvier-juin 1885, Revue archéologique, 1885, pp. 139-145; p. 144
- Roman, Joseph, Répertoire archéologique du département des Hautes-Alpes, Paris: Imprimerie nationale, 1888, p. 75-76