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Scene Description: Source caption: "Mélagues (Aveyron) - église Saint-Martin - fonts baptismaux."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Fagairolles 34, 2007
Image Source: digital photograph 29 July 2007 by Fagairolles 34 [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Melagues_fonts_baptismaux.JPG] [accessed 10 October 2023]
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design element - motifs - flat moulding
Scene Description: crenelated on the lower side
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Fagairolles 34, 2007
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design element - motifs - ball, bead or pellet
Scene Description: a row of, all around
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Fagairolles 34, 2007
Image Source: digital photograph 29 July 2007 by Fagairolles 34 [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Melagues_fonts_baptismaux.JPG] [accessed 10 October 2023]
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design element - motifs - roll moulding
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Fagairolles 34, 2007
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view of church exterior - west end
Scene Description: Source caption: "Mélagues (Aveyron) - Clocher de l'église Saint-Martin."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Fagairolles 34, 2007
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view of church exterior in context - north view
Scene Description: Source caption: "Mélagues (Aveyron) - Église Saint-Martin et son cimetière."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Fagairolles 34, 2007
Image Source: digital photograph 29 July 2007 by Fagairolles 34 [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Melagues_St-Martin.JPG] [accessed 10 October 2023]
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design element - motifs - moulding
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Fagairolles 34, 2007
Image Source: digital photograph 29 July 2007 by Fagairolles 34 [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Melagues_fonts_baptismaux.JPG] [accessed 10 October 2023]
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 24987MEL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th - 17th century, Late Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Martin de Mélagues
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Church Address: 12360 Mélagues, France
Site Location: Aveyron, Occitanie, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D52 [aka Melages], in the Nuéjouls river valley, at the foot of the Lacaune mountains, 6-7 km ESE of Brusque, 55-60 km WNW of Montpellier
Font Notes:
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The baptismal font in this church is made of stone; it consists of a hemispherical basin decorated with a row of ball motif between two mouldings on the sides, raised on a round moulded pedestal base. There is no cover present but the upper rim of the absin shows two metal anchorings for an old cover.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Pol Herman for bringing this font to our attention and for his help in documenting it
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 501463 4842822
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 43.738433, 3.018173
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 43° 44′ 18.36″ N, 3° 1′ 5.42″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining
LID INFORMATION
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]