Gisay-la-Coudre No. 2 / Gisacon / Gisacum / Gysaium
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view of church exterior - northwest view
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 21420GIS
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Aubin
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Aubin [aka Albinus of Angers]
Church Notes: medieval church documented by 1080; destroyed by fire 1845; re-built 1850
Church Address: 1 route de l'église, 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
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one from the 11thC church here)
Font Notes:
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Sandstone baptismal font of the 16th century listed in Palissy [ref.: IM27007796]: "fonts baptismaux [...] grès [...] plan (octogonal) [...] Intérieur de la cuve circulaire sans séparation avec un trou d'évacuation au fond [...] 16e siècle (?)".
COORDINATES
UTM: 31U 326262 5424734
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, sandstone
Font Shape: octagonal, unmounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Drainage System: centre hole in basin
Font Height (less Plinth): 93 cm*
Trapezoidal Basin: 75 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * Palissy [ref.: IM27007796]
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.