Bossus-les-Rumigny / Bossus-lès-Rumigny
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view of church exterior - northeast view
Scene Description: Source caption: "Église Saint-Martin de Bossus-lès-Rumigny"
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Image Source: digital photograph 18 July 2020 by Qwertzu111111 [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Église_Saint-Martin_de_Bossus-lès-Rumigny_07.jpg] [accessed 13 August 2022]
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view of church interior - looking east
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information
Scene Description: local plaque shows the font and cover
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view of font and cover
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Ministère de la culture. Région Champagne-Ardenne, Conseil général des Ardennes, 2012
Image Source: digital photograph 2012 by Julien Marasi, in the the Portail du patrimoine culturel Site de Champagne-Ardenne [Numéro de dossier : IM08004444]
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symbol - shield - emblem - Greek cross
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Ministère de la culture. Région Champagne-Ardenne, Conseil général des Ardennes, 2012
Image Source: digital photograph 2012 by Julien Marasi, in the the Portail du patrimoine culturel Site de Champagne-Ardenne [Numéro de dossier : IM08004444]
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inscription
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Ministère de la culture. Région Champagne-Ardenne, Conseil général des Ardennes, 2012
Image Source: digital photograph 2012 by Julien Marasi, in the the Portail du patrimoine culturel Site de Champagne-Ardenne [Numéro de dossier : IM08004444]
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symbol - floral - fleur-de-lis
Scene Description: a single large one occupying the whole side
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Ministère de la culture. Région Champagne-Ardenne, Conseil général des Ardennes, 2012
Image Source: digital photograph 2012 by Julien Marasi, in the the Portail du patrimoine culturel Site de Champagne-Ardenne [Numéro de dossier : IM08004444]
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symbol - heart
Scene Description: a single heart occupies the whole side
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Ministère de la culture. Région Champagne-Ardenne, Conseil général des Ardennes, 2012
Image Source: digital photograph 2012 by Julien Marasi, in the the Portail du patrimoine culturel Site de Champagne-Ardenne [Numéro de dossier : IM08004444]
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symbol - shield - coat of arms - unidentified
Scene Description: seen here on the left
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Ministère de la culture. Région Champagne-Ardenne, Conseil général des Ardennes, 2012
Image Source: digital photograph 2012 by Julien Marasi, in the the Portail du patrimoine culturel Site de Champagne-Ardenne [Numéro de dossier : IM08004444]
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inscription
Scene Description: the date 1601 and five diamond/lozenge shaped motifs forming a sort of cross -- seen here in the centre
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Ministère de la culture. Région Champagne-Ardenne, Conseil général des Ardennes, 2012
Image Source: digital photograph 2012 by Julien Marasi, in the the Portail du patrimoine culturel Site de Champagne-Ardenne [Numéro de dossier : IM08004444]
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 24204BOS
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1601
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century(early)
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Martin de Bossus-lès-Rumigny
Font Location in Church: Insidee the church, at the NW end of the nave
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Church Notes: 16thC church; much modified since
Church Address: 08290 Bossus-lès-Rumigny, France
Site Location: Ardennes, Grand Est, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D10-D31 crossroads, S of the D1043, just E of the Aisne-Ardennes departmental border, about 30 km WNE of Charleville-Mézières and the Meuse river
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse d'Arras
Historical Region: Champagne-Ardenne
Additional Comments: painted font / whitewashed
Font Notes:
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Listed in the Portail du patrimoine culturel Site de Champagne-Ardenne [Numéro de dossier : IM08004444]: "fonts baptismaux [...] cuve baptismale à infusion [...] 1601 [...] Fonts composés d'un pied et d'une cuve octogonale en calcaire couvert de badigeon. Le couvercle est en bois. Les faces de la cuve sont ornées de décors sculptés. Décor de la cuve : une fleur de lys seul, un coeur, une rosette [...] inscription, date [...] h = 86 ; d = 65." Baptismal font consisting of an octagonal basin with a chamfered undernowl, raised on an octagonal-to-square pedestal base; the sides of the basin are decorated with: 1)shield with coat of armas incorporating 3 fleurs-de-lis; 2)date 1601 and geometric motifs forming a cross; 3)large fleur-de-lis; 4)large heart; 5)shield charged with a large cross; 6)inscription; 7[?]; 8)[?]. There are some damaged spots to the upper rim of the basin, at least one of which appears to be the kind caused by former cover anchorings. The wooden cover is octagonal, flat and almost totally plain; appears modern.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Pol Herman for briniging this font to our attention and for his help in documenting it.
COORDINATES
UTM: 31U 590379 5521432
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 49.8385, 4.2569
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 49° 50′ 18.6″ N, 4° 15′ 24.84″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Font Height (less Plinth): 86 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [cf. FontNotes]
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Language: Latin and numbers
Inscription Location: on the sides of the basin
Inscription Text: 1) "D / 1601 / L"
2) "[?] / SANCTI / SPIRITVS / AD[?] / B[?]"
Inscription Source: [cf. ImagesArea]
LID INFORMATION
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: octagonal, flat and plain; appears modern