Lascelle (Cantal) [disappeared?]

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view of canopy

Scene Description: before the 2003 theft [cf. FontNotes]

Image Source: tirage photographique by G. de Bussac, [no. 15W00307], in Mémoire [ref.: AP15W00307] [accessed 1 February 2014]

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view of canopy

Scene Description: after the 2003 theft [cf. FontNotes]: missing are: the Baptism of Christ scene, the two cherub heads and the dove finial

Image Source: digital photograph by Roch Jaja [ca. 2012?] [http://roch-jaja.nursit.com/spip.php?rubrique399] [accessed 1 February 2014]

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view of church exterior - north view

Scene Description: notice the characteristic 'auvergnat' belfry with its balcony

Image Source: digital photograph taken 31 August 2007 by Szeder László [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FR-15-Lascelle1.JPG?uselang=fr] [accessed 1 February 2014]

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view of church exterior - south view

Image Source: digital photograph taken 31 August 2007 by Szeder László [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:FR-15-Lascelle3.JPG] [accessed 1 February 2014]

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view of church interior - southeast view

Image Source: digital photograph taken 31 August 2007 by Szeder László [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:FR-15-Lascelle4.JPG] [accessed 1 February 2014]

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INFORMATION

FontID: 19049LAS

Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale [ancien prieuré] Saint-Rémi de Lascelle

Church Patron Saints: St. Remigius of Reims [aka Remi, Rémi, Remy]

Church Location: 15590 Lascelle, France

Country Name: France

Location: Cantal, Auvergne

Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Saint-Flour

Historical Region: Massif central-- Bassin d'Aurillac

Century and Period: 12th century, Romanesque

Church Notes: 12thC church. Listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00093531]: "L'église était un prieuré qui dépendait de l'abbaye de Saint-Géraud d'Aurillac. Les religieux de Saint-Géraud la construisirent au 12e siècle. Nef unique voûtée en berceau renforcé par deux doubleaux, choeur plus étroit voûté de même, et abside circulaire à l'intérieur, couverte par un cul-de-four, mais terminée à l'extérieur par un chevet plat, dispositif d'origine provençale. Aux 14e et 15e siècles, deux petites chapelles ont été rajoutées de chaque côté de la nef. Sur le portail, seuls le cordon d'archivolte et le bandeau d'imposte sont ornés d'entrelacs et de billettes. A l'intérieur, les chapiteaux des colonnettes du choeur et de l'abside sont sculptés."

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A font and wooden wrap-around canopy of the 18th century are reported and illustrated in Palissy [ref.: PM15000217], part of the work having been stolen in 2003 [= "oeuvre volée partiellement [...] 4 sculptures provenant des fonts baptismaux, paire de têtes d'angelots et 2 demi-reliefs représentant le Christ dans le Jourdain et saint Jean-Baptiste, volées le 24 septembre 2003"]. The wooden canopy is of the type that totally encloses the font at the bottom, and has a rim-buffet type above with doors that open to provide access to the interior; the upper section usually decorated with statuary or paintings; this one had [cf. supra] a carved and painted scene of the Baptism of Christ in the Jordan, with a pair of cherub heads, and a dove with open wings finial; very aptly called "armoire" in French; we have no information on the font inside [NB: some of these late canopies found in French churches enclose medieval fonts]. [NB: we have no information on the font of the original 12th-century church here].

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 45.022444, 2.574861

Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 45° 1′ 20.8″ N, 2° 34′ 29.5″ E

UTM: 31T 466506 4985532