Rety / Réty
INFORMATION
Font ID: 02907RET
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century [Enlart], Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Martin à Réty
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin
Church Notes: church listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00108383]: Siècle de la campagne principale de construction 12e siècle ; 16e siècle ; 19e siècle"
Church Address: Rue de la Slack, 62720 Rety, France -- Tel.: +33 3 21 92 85 47
Site Location: Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D232, 6-7 km ESE of Marquise, about 20 km SSW of Calais
Additional Comments: recycled font: ORIGINAL USE: according to Enlart this was originally the finial or pinacle of a 13th century building, later made to serve as font
Font Notes:
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Enlart (1902) lists this among baptismal fonts made by recycling earlier objects, in this case, "une tige de fleuron d'un très grand édifice du XIIIe siècle".
COORDINATES
UTM: 31U 413588 5628041
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 50.797662, 1.773836
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 50° 47′ 51.58″ N, 1° 46′ 25.81″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, type unknown
Font Shape: other
Basin Exterior Shape: other
REFERENCES
- Enlart, Camille, Manuel d'archéologie française depuis les temps mérovingiens jusqu'à la Renaissance, Paris: Alphonse Picard & fils, 1902, p. 771