Gisay-la-Coudre No. 1 / Gisacon / Gisacum / Gysaium
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view of church exterior - southeast view
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 21419GIS
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Ouen-de-Mancelles
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Owen [aka Audoen, Audoenus, Audoin, Dado, Ouen]
Church Notes: church listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00099429]: "12e siècle ; 16e siècle ; 18e siècle"
Church Address: 61 Saint-Ouen, 27330 Gisay-la-Coudre, France
Site Location: Eure, Normandie, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (N) the D35, just W of La-Barre-en-Ouche, S of Bernay, WSW of Evreux
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse d'Évreux
Historical Region: Pays d'Ouche
Font Notes:
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Limestone baptismal font of the 14th century listed in Palissy [ref.: IM27007765]: " fonts baptismaux [...] calcaire [...] Forme cylindrique ; la cuve intérieure n'est pas doublée et ne comporte pas de séparation ; l'évacuation de l'eau s'effectue par un trou au centre de la cuvette [...] ornement à forme géométrique, arcature, fleur de lys [...] Bord de la cuve cassée à plusieurs endroits [...] 14e siècle". Noted and illustrated in Michelland (2016) with a note about the exterior being covered in moss ["recouverts de mousse"].
COORDINATES
UTM: 31U 324075 5423280
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.93741, 0.59768
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 56′ 14.68″ N, 0° 35′ 51.65″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone
Font Shape: tub-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage System: centre hole in basin
Diameter (includes rim): 78 cm*
Basin Depth: 32 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 80 vm*
Notes on Measurements: * Palissy [ref.: IM27007765]
LID INFORMATION
Date: modern
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: round, flat and plain; modern
REFERENCES
- France, Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général, Palissy (France, Ministère de la culture), France, Ministère de la culture. URL: http://www.culture.fr/public/mistral/palissy.
- Michelland, Virginie, Trésors cachés des églises de l'Eure, Bayeux: OREP éditions, 2016, p. 49