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

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view of font and cover

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view of font and cover

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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:
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]