Carsac / Carsac-Aillac / Carsac-de-Carlux / Carsac e Alhac

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design element - motifs - moulding
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design element - motifs - moulding
Scene Description: forming the capitals and bases of the four colonnettes of the base
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inscription
Scene Description: [cf. Inscription area]
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view of church exterior - south view
view of font and cover
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Image Source: digital photograph in Visites Aquitaine [http://visites.aquitaine.fr/IMG/jpg/72_24082_11_5b13.jpg] [accessed 8 December 2013]
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view of font and cover
INFORMATION
FontID: 18865CAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Caprais de Carsac
Church Patron Saints: St. Caprasius
Church Location: 24200 Carsac-Aillac, France
Country Name: France
Location: Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Directions to Site: Located near Carlux, SE of Sarlat-la-Canéda
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Périgueux et Sarlat
Historical Region: Périgord Noir [ Carsac-de-Carlux and Aillac merged into Carsac-Aillac in 1961]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: Medieval
Church Notes: church listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00082435]: "Eglise des 11e et 16e siècles, à trois nefs"
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font consisting of a cylindrical basin decorataed with a single moulding, above which is a carved running inscription in French; part of the upper rim has been damaged, with sections of the inscription missing; the basin rests on four cylindrical columns, plain but for the mouldings that make up the capitals and bases. The wooden cover is a low dome provided with a lock. Noted and illustrated in Visites Aquitaine [http://visites.aquitaine.fr/fonts-baptismaux-de-l-eglise-saint-caprais] [accessed 8 December 2013]: "Les fonts baptismaux de l’église de Carsac sont constitués d’une cuve cylindrique, posée sur quatre colonnes stylisées, avec une base, un fut et un chapiteau très sobres. La cuve contient l’eau bénite utilisée lors de la cérémonie du baptême. Elle est ornée dans sa partie supérieure d’une inscription en partie effacée. Elle est protégée par un couvercle en bois pouvant fermer à clé."
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 44.840667, 1.271917
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 44° 50′ 26.4″ N, 1° 16′ 18.9″ E
UTM: 31T 363424 4966703
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: cylindrical (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Language: French
Inscription Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Location: around the upper side of the basin
Inscription Text: "[,,,] SEIGNEVR [...] RAS L[...]"
Inscription Source: Image area
LID INFORMATION
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]