Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye
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view of church exterior - west end
Scene Description: Source caption: "Église de Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye"
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Image Source: digital photograph 28 August 2008 by Pymouss44 [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye_église.JPG] [accessed 31 March 2023]
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view of font
Scene Description: Source caption: "Les fonts baptismaux - Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © communes.com, 2023
Image Source: digital photograph 23 June 2009 in communes.com [https://www.communes.com/photo-saint-amand-en-puisaye,51702] [accessed 31 March 2023]
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 24641PUI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 14th century [basin only], Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Église Saint-Amand de Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Amand [aka Amandus]
Church Notes: church listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00112999]: "13e siècle ; 16e siècle"
Church Address: 47 Grande Rue, 58310 Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye, France
Site Location: Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located at the confluence of the D2-D251-D514-D957, 30 km NE of Sancerre, 60-70 km NE of Bourges
Additional Comments: altered font (modern replacement base)
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font consisting of a polygonal basin raised on a cross-shaped pedestal base; the basin is a crude irregular work devoid of any decoration; the base is a modern replacement. No cover present.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Pol Herman for bringing this object to our attention and for his help in documenting it
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 505611 5263979
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 47.529217, 3.074542
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 47° 31′ 45.18″ N, 3° 4′ 28.35″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: polygonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: polygonal